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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. A social networking service






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






9. 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.






10. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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)






23. Also known as tagging






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






25. (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.






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






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






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. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






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






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






35. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






37. 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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






49. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






50. Top-level domain is reserved for the military







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