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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.)






2. 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.






3. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested






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






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






14. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






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






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






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






18. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.






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






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






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






23. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






24. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






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






28. 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 -






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






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






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






37. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






38. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






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






40. 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.






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. A location on the Web.






43. Also known as tagging






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






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






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.






47. 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






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






49. A popular open source browser software






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