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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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 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.






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






3. 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






4. 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 -






5. 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.






6. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






8. 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






9. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






10. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






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






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






13. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






20. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.






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






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






23. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






25. 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.






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Also known as tagging






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






32. A location on the Web.






33. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






34. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






35. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






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






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






38. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






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






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






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






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






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






44. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






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






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






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






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






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






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