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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. 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 -






2. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






18. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






19. 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.






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






21. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






25. 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.)






26. The 's' at the end of https






27. 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.)






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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






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






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






36. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






37. A social networking service






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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