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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Favorites
breadcrumb trail
social bookmark (tag)
2. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
Web 2.0
breadcrumb list
breadcrumb trail
subject directory
3. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
breadcrumb list
chat room
multiplayer online game
4. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
podcast
video log (vlog or video blog)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
breadcrumb list
5. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
large-scale networking (LSN)
social bookmark (tag)
domain name
client
6. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
Favorites
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
internet backbone
podcast
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
video log (vlog or video blog)
True
e-mail client
spider
8. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
social networking
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
9. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
netiquette
Internet
server
True
10. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
multiplayer online game
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
streaming video
dial-up connection
11. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
social networking
blog
RSS
12. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
home page
e-mail (electronic mail)
podcast
Web browser (browser)
13. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
client/server network
False
live bookmark
RSS
14. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
aggregator
RSS
metasearch engine
breadcrumb list
15. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
spider
host
e-mail (electronic mail)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
16. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
Firefox
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
consumer to consumer
multiplayer online game
17. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
e-mail (electronic mail)
host
spider
instant messaging (IM)
18. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
spider
Web browser (browser)
7
Internet
19. 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.)
search engine
modem
bookmark
Internet
20. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
IP address
false
multiplayer online game
client/server network
21. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
data transfer rate
1.5
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
webcast
22. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
social networking
social networking
social bookmarking
.mil
23. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
netiquette
chat room
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
24. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
broadband
path (subdirectory)
data transfer rate
True
25. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Web server
subject directory
False
Boolean operator
26. 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
Internet
multiplayer online game
wiki
blog
27. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
aircard
business-to-business (B2B)
breadcrumb list
256 Kbps or more
28. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
secure sockets layer
flash player
Web site
instant messaging (IM)
29. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
multimedia
business-to-consumer (B2C)
e-mail client
30. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
bookmark
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
wiki
Internet
31. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
breadcrumb list
ARPANET
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Adobe Reader
32. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
Internet
streaming video
dial-up modem
33. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
internet backbone
Favorites
34. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
Web site
Facebook
subject directory
35. 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.)
hyperlink
Firefox
data transfer rate
Favorites
36. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
network interface card (NIC)
blog
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
hyperlink
37. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
metasearch engine
Web 2.0
breadcrumb list
modem
38. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
False
modem
plug-in (player)
39. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
false
cable
7
chat room
40. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
web server
dial-up connection
digital subscriber line (DSL)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
41. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
home page
dial-up connection
42. (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.
internet backbone
keyword
consumer to consumer
plug-in (player)
43. A popular open source browser software
video log (vlog or video blog)
Firefox
1.5
home page
44. 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.
metasearch engine
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
client/server network
social networking
45. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
business-to-business (B2B)
Internet
Firefox
Internet
46. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
Internet
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Web site
47. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
subject directory
chat room
multiplayer online game
e-mail client
48. 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.
ARPANET
Express card slot (PC card slot)
chat room
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
49. 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.
broadband
streaming audio
breadcrumb list
internet backbone
50. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
Boolean operator
e-mail (electronic mail)
podcast
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)