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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. 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






2. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






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






14. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.






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






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






17. 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






18. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






19. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






20. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






24. A popular open source browser software






25. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






26. 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.)






27. 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.






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






29. The 's' at the end of https






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






39. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






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






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






45. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. A social networking service







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