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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
e-mail (electronic mail)
social networking
false
Web site
2. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
multiplayer online game
e-mail client
internet backbone
spider
3. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Adobe Reader
1.5
Facebook
RSS
4. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
large-scale networking (LSN)
spider
bookmark
5. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Boolean operator
bookmark
netiquette
6. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
subject directory
podcast
Boolean operator
Internet Protocol (IP)
7. 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.
chat room
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
e-mail client
8. 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.
Satellite
RSS
True
hyperlink
9. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Facebook
chat room
business to consumer
10. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
video log
podcast
flash player
email clients
11. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
Web server
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
web browser
12. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
multiplayer online game
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
IP address
13. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
Facebook
business to consumer
aircard
client/server network
14. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
Web site
Internet
hyperlink
15. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
cable
wiki
business-to-consumer (B2C)
16. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
flash player
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
social networking
17. 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.
webcast
256 Kbps or more
secure sockets layer
digital subscriber line (DSL)
18. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
Internet backbone
client/server network
satellite Internet
web browser
19. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
7
consumer to consumer
cable
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
20. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Internet
domain name
ARPANET
wiki
21. 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.)
large-scale networking (LSN)
Satellite
metasearch engine
bookmark
22. 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
Facebook
multiplayer online game
email clients
True
23. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
business-to-business (B2B)
7
client/server network
social bookmark (tag)
24. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
True
Web server
large-scale networking (LSN)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
25. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
modem
home page
multiplayer online game
26. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
Internet
breadcrumb list
Boolean operator
27. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
Satellite
ARPANET
e-mail client
True
28. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
1.5
multimedia
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
business-to-business (B2B)
29. 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.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
streaming audio
host
secure sockets layer
30. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
Internet
wiki
flash player
metasearch engine
31. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
blog
host
web browser
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
32. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
video log (vlog or video blog)
multiplayer online game
aircard
consumer to consumer
33. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
hyperlink
netiquette
satellite Internet
Web browser (browser)
34. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
social networking
bookmark
email clients
network interface card (NIC)
35. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
Facebook
video log
consumer to consumer
e-mail client
36. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
aggregator
subject directory
modem
metasearch engine
37. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
Facebook
live bookmark
Adobe Reader
web browser
38. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Web browser (browser)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
39. A social networking service
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Facebook
Web 2.0
False
40. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
data transfer rate
modem
business-to-business (B2B)
home page
41. A popular open source browser software
internet backbone
social networking
web server
Firefox
42. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
Adobe Reader
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
1.5
multimedia
43. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
cable
path (subdirectory)
multiplayer online game
44. 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.
top-level domain (TLD)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Facebook
cable
45. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
Facebook
aircard
aggregator
social networking
46. 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)
network interface card (NIC)
domain name
Facebook
client
47. 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.
social networking
cable
newsgroup
Facebook
48. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
Web site
email clients
modem
client
49. A location on the Web.
.mil
wiki
Web browser (browser)
Web site
50. 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.
spider
top-level domain (TLD)
home page
live bookmark