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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






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






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






4. Largest computer network in the world






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






6. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






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






8. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






9. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.






10. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.






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






12. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False






13. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






14. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






15. A feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer that places a marker of a Web site's Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in an easily retrievable list in the browser's toolbar. (Called Bookmarks in some browsers.)






16. A feature in some browsers that places a marker of a Web site's Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in an easily retrievable list. (Bookmarks are called Favorites in Microsoft Internet Explorer.)






17. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






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






19. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






20. An online game in which play occurs among hundreds or thousands of other players over the Internet in a persistent or ever-on game environment. In some games - players can interact with other players through trading - chatting - or playing cooperativ






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






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






23. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






24. A program that constantly collects information on the Web - following links in Web sites and reading Web pages. Spiders get their name because they crawl over the Web using multiple 'legs' to visit many sites simultaneously.






25. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






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






27. A social networking service






28. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






29. An online game in which play occurs among hundreds or thousands of other players over the Internet in a persistent or ever-on game environment. In some games - players can interact with other players through trading - chatting - or playing cooperativ






30. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






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






32. A method of communication - similar to a discussion group or forum - in which people create threads - or conversations. In a thread - a newsgroup member will post messages and read and reply to messages from other members of the newsgroup.






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






34. (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.






35. 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.






36. The part of the Internet used the most. What distinguishes the Web from the rest of the Internet are (1) its use of common communication protocols (such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - or TCP/IP) and special languages (such as th






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






38. A way to connect to the Internet using a small satellite dish - which is placed outside the home and is connected to a computer with coaxial cable. The satellite company then sends the data to a satellite orbiting the Earth. The satellite - in turn -






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






40. A location on the Web.






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






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. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






44. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






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






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






47. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






48. Also known as tagging






49. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






50. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.







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