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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






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






3. 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 -






4. 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.)






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






6. 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.)






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






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






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






10. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






11. 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






12. A type of specially coded text that - when clicked - enables a user to jump from one location - or Web page - to another within a Web site or to another Web site altogether.






13. 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.






14. The 's' at the end of https






15. 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.






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






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






18. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






19. 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.






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. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






22. 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.






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






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






25. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






33. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






34. 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)






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






36. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






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






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






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






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






41. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






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






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






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






45. Also known as tagging






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






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






48. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






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






50. The three parts of a search engine?