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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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1. 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.






2. (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.






3. A social networking service






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






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






6. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






7. 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






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






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






10. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






11. 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.






12. The 's' at the end of https






13. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






14. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function






15. A popular open source browser software






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






17. 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)






18. A list that shows the hierarchy of previously viewed Web pages within the Web site that you are currently visiting. Shown at the top of some Web pages - it aids Web site navigation.






19. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






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






21. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






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






23. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






24. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.






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






26. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






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






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






29. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






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






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






32. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.






33. 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






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






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






36. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






37. 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.)






38. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






40. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






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






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






43. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.