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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






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






3. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.






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






5. 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






6. The 's' at the end of https






7. 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)






8. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






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






10. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content






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






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






26. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






27. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.)






34. 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






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






36. 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.






37. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






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






39. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






40. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






41. The part of the Internet used the most. What distinguishes the Web from the rest of the Internet are (1) its use of common communication protocols (such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - or TCP/IP) and special languages (such as th






42. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






44. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. A popular open source browser software