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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.
keyword
ARPANET
digital subscriber line (DSL)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
2. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
dial-up connection
network interface card (NIC)
large-scale networking (LSN)
server
3. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
bookmark
Satellite
True
Web 2.0
4. 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
Web server
e-mail client
plug-in (player)
dial-up modem
5. The 's' at the end of https
blog
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
secure sockets layer
search engine
6. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
ARPANET
dial-up connection
path (subdirectory)
podcast
7. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
e-mail (electronic mail)
metasearch engine
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
8. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
social bookmarking
e-mail client
flash player
business-to-consumer (B2C)
9. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
video log (vlog or video blog)
Internet Protocol (IP)
consumer to consumer
social networking
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.
streaming audio
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
client/server network
social bookmark (tag)
11. 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.
modem
hyperlink
web server
Internet
12. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
instant messaging (IM)
top-level domain (TLD)
plug-in (player)
multiplayer online game
13. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
True
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
ARPANET
wiki
14. 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
multiplayer online game
large-scale networking (LSN)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
business to consumer
15. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
podcast
social networking
Express card slot (PC card slot)
False
16. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
IP address
Web 2.0
ARPANET
blog
17. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
e-mail client
video log (vlog or video blog)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
broadband
18. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
netiquette
RSS
blog
broadband
19. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
live bookmark
keyword
video log
dial-up modem
20. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
Web server
Web 2.0
wiki
e-commerce (electric commerce)
21. Also known as tagging
metasearch engine
network interface card (NIC)
False
social bookmarking
22. A location on the Web.
Firefox
Internet Protocol (IP)
large-scale networking (LSN)
Web site
23. 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.
newsgroup
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
business-to-consumer (B2C)
24. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
podcast
wiki
home page
RSS
25. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
flash player
dial-up modem
subject directory
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
26. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
streaming video
newsgroup
digital subscriber line (DSL)
metasearch engine
27. 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.)
dial-up connection
podcast
webcast
bookmark
28. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
streaming audio
dial-up connection
bookmark
live bookmark
29. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
webcast
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
top-level domain (TLD)
30. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
dial-up modem
Satellite
data transfer rate
Facebook
31. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
Facebook
Express card slot (PC card slot)
metasearch engine
True
32. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
streaming video
multimedia
email clients
internet backbone
33. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
Web browser (browser)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
blog
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
34. 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 -
video log
IP address
multimedia
satellite Internet
35. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
Express card slot (PC card slot)
internet backbone
e-mail client
business-to-business (B2B)
36. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
plug-in (player)
spider
business-to-business (B2B)
bookmark
37. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
consumer to consumer
Boolean operator
1.5
broadband
38. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
True
client
metasearch engine
Web server
39. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
subject directory
wiki
1.5
internet backbone
40. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
asterisk
business-to-consumer (B2C)
True
instant messaging (IM)
41. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
False
business-to-business (B2B)
e-mail (electronic mail)
.mil
42. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
RSS
hyperlink
social bookmarking
43. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
dial-up connection
newsgroup
multiplayer online game
44. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
.mil
multiplayer online game
broadband
cable
45. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Adobe Reader
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Internet backbone
Web 2.0
46. 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.
server
RSS
spider
secure sockets layer
47. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
aggregator
secure sockets layer
newsgroup
48. 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.)
newsgroup
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Boolean operator
Favorites
49. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
e-mail client
business to consumer
podcast
Internet
50. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
aircard
social bookmark (tag)
satellite Internet
social bookmarking