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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






2. 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.






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.






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






13. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






15. Largest computer network in the world






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






17. 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






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






19. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.






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






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






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






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






24. A popular open source browser software






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






26. A social networking service






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






33. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.






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






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






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






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






38. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






40. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






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






45. 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)






46. 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 -






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






48. 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.






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






50. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.