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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
email clients
RSS
2. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
False
social bookmark (tag)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
3. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
business-to-business (B2B)
Web browser (browser)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
keyword
4. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
consumer to consumer
cable
netiquette
Firefox
5. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
aircard
business-to-consumer (B2C)
e-mail client
6. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
domain name
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Adobe Reader
metasearch engine
7. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
wiki
Express card slot (PC card slot)
ARPANET
8. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
breadcrumb trail
hyperlink
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
9. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
Facebook
secure sockets layer
client/server network
top-level domain (TLD)
10. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
dial-up connection
web browser
wiki
business to consumer
11. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
podcast
business-to-business (B2B)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
spider
12. 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.
breadcrumb list
e-commerce (electric commerce)
newsgroup
social networking
13. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
multiplayer online game
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
web server
RSS
14. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
False
subject directory
multimedia
internet backbone
15. A location on the Web.
breadcrumb trail
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
podcast
Web site
16. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Internet
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
multimedia
multiplayer online game
17. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
1.5
False
e-commerce (electric commerce)
18. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
satellite Internet
subject directory
social bookmarking
19. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
Firefox
True
wiki
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
20. 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.)
video log
client/server network
Satellite
bookmark
21. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
web browser
business-to-business (B2B)
hyperlink
e-commerce (electric commerce)
22. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
dial-up connection
subject directory
broadband
business to consumer
23. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
streaming audio
consumer to consumer
IP address
24. A popular open source browser software
large-scale networking (LSN)
Firefox
plug-in (player)
False
25. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
aggregator
data transfer rate
26. Also known as tagging
Web 2.0
.mil
social bookmarking
Express card slot (PC card slot)
27. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
social bookmark (tag)
social networking
host
28. 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.
satellite Internet
Boolean operator
podcast
host
29. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
web browser
video log
metasearch engine
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
30. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
consumer to consumer
metasearch engine
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Facebook
31. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
blog
streaming audio
e-mail client
e-commerce (electric commerce)
32. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Favorites
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
dial-up connection
business to consumer
33. 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.
breadcrumb list
asterisk
satellite Internet
hyperlink
34. 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
hyperlink
7
multiplayer online game
chat room
35. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Web server
Express card slot (PC card slot)
social networking
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
36. 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.
e-mail client
wiki
email clients
breadcrumb list
37. 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.
server
newsgroup
podcast
dial-up connection
38. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
home page
video log (vlog or video blog)
live bookmark
search engine
39. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
aircard
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
40. The main or opening page of a Web site.
podcast
home page
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
subject directory
41. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
False
IP address
asterisk
42. A device that converts (modulates) the digital signals the computer understands to analog signals that can travel over phone lines. The computer on the other end also must have a modem to translate (demodulate) the received analog signal back to a di
social bookmark (tag)
dial-up modem
Adobe Reader
domain name
43. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
dial-up connection
podcast
secure sockets layer
data transfer rate
44. 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.
256 Kbps or more
hyperlink
aircard
search engine
45. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
web browser
aggregator
secure sockets layer
Facebook
46. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
social bookmark (tag)
Boolean operator
hyperlink
webcast
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.
secure sockets layer
breadcrumb trail
data transfer rate
streaming video
48. 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
Adobe Reader
newsgroup
social networking
large-scale networking (LSN)
49. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
Web site
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
webcast
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
50. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
webcast
data transfer rate
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
home page