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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.






2. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






3. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






4. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________






5. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.






6. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






7. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.






8. A part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Domain names consist of two parts: the site's host and a suffix that indicates the type of organization. (Example: popsci.com)






9. The three parts of a search engine?






10. A type of connection that uses telephone lines to connect to the Internet and that allows both phone and data transmissions to share the same line.






11. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






12. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.






13. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






14. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






15. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






16. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






17. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.






18. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






19. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






20. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet






21. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






22. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






23. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






24. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.






25. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.






26. The main or opening page of a Web site.






27. The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given Web site. For example - berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley - which maintains that site.






28. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.






29. It can actually be safer to use your credit card online than in a traditional retail store because it eliminates the human factor from the equation. True or False






30. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






31. A location on the Web.






32. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






33. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube






34. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network






35. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






36. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content






37. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.






38. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






39. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






40. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






41. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.






42. A device that converts (modulates) the digital signals the computer understands to analog signals that can travel over phone lines. The computer on the other end also must have a modem to translate (demodulate) the received analog signal back to a di






43. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested






44. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






45. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






46. A social networking service






47. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






48. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






49. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






50. A means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends - and meet and connect with others through common interests - experiences - and friends.