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






2. A location on the Web.






3. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. A set of programs that searches the Web for specific words (or keywords) you wish to query (or look for) and then returns a list of the Web sites on which those keywords are found.






11. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






12. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






15. Largest computer network in the world






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






17. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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)






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. An area on the Web where people come together to communicate online. The conversations are in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.






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






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






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






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






32. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. A social networking service






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






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






42. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.)






50. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.