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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






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






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






4. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






5. A location on the Web.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






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






16. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






19. A social networking service






20. 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






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






22. Largest computer network in the world






23. 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.)






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






25. An area on the Web where people come together to communicate online. The conversations are in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.)






43. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. 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