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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






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






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






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






5. 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.)






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






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






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






20. Also known as tagging






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






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. The main or opening page of a Web site.






24. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






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






26. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






30. A method of communication - similar to a discussion group or forum - in which people create threads - or conversations. In a thread - a newsgroup member will post messages and read and reply to messages from other members of the newsgroup.






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






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






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






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






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






36. The 's' at the end of https






37. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






38. 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.






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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.






45. A location on the Web.






46. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.






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






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






49. 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.






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







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