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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
plug-in (player)
podcast
IP address
wiki
2. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
bookmark
multimedia
e-mail client
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.
metasearch engine
live bookmark
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
subject directory
4. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
client/server network
Internet Protocol (IP)
live bookmark
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
5. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
domain name
video log (vlog or video blog)
Boolean operator
video log
6. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
plug-in (player)
blog
satellite Internet
web browser
7. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
multiplayer online game
video log
business-to-business (B2B)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
8. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
True
9. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
domain name
256 Kbps or more
multiplayer online game
host
10. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Internet
breadcrumb list
path (subdirectory)
business to consumer
11. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
breadcrumb list
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
subject directory
subject directory
12. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
Internet
business-to-business (B2B)
netiquette
metasearch engine
13. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
streaming audio
dial-up connection
multimedia
live bookmark
14. 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
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
subject directory
hyperlink
multiplayer online game
15. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
home page
Firefox
ARPANET
live bookmark
16. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
social bookmarking
aircard
Internet Protocol (IP)
server
17. A location on the Web.
large-scale networking (LSN)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Web site
flash player
18. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
breadcrumb trail
ARPANET
business-to-consumer (B2C)
19. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
Boolean operator
host
blog
flash player
20. 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.
Web 2.0
social bookmarking
Facebook
breadcrumb list
21. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
Favorites
streaming video
client/server network
metasearch engine
22. 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
Web site
podcast
dial-up modem
email clients
23. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
RSS
top-level domain (TLD)
aggregator
24. 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
multiplayer online game
social bookmark (tag)
host
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
25. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
wiki
ARPANET
True
26. 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.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
breadcrumb trail
Facebook
Firefox
27. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
asterisk
business-to-consumer (B2C)
hyperlink
28. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
client
social networking
True
social bookmark (tag)
29. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
email clients
consumer to consumer
podcast
30. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
consumer to consumer
social bookmark (tag)
false
aircard
31. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
subject directory
wiki
chat room
instant messaging (IM)
32. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
large-scale networking (LSN)
social bookmarking
Express card slot (PC card slot)
netiquette
33. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
modem
asterisk
web server
256 Kbps or more
34. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Web site
aircard
Internet Protocol (IP)
business-to-business (B2B)
35. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
social bookmark (tag)
e-mail client
netiquette
36. 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
Web server
large-scale networking (LSN)
dial-up modem
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
37. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Favorites
Satellite
plug-in (player)
metasearch engine
38. A popular open source browser software
Firefox
network interface card (NIC)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
large-scale networking (LSN)
39. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
instant messaging (IM)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
top-level domain (TLD)
broadband
40. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Internet
bookmark
aggregator
41. The 's' at the end of https
host
breadcrumb list
hyperlink
secure sockets layer
42. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
flash player
True
social bookmark (tag)
43. 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
Express card slot (PC card slot)
video log (vlog or video blog)
IP address
44. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
secure sockets layer
host
multimedia
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
45. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
hyperlink
search engine
path (subdirectory)
network interface card (NIC)
46. 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.
256 Kbps or more
bookmark
Internet Protocol (IP)
spider
47. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
top-level domain (TLD)
subject directory
digital subscriber line (DSL)
48. Also known as tagging
client/server network
social bookmarking
broadband
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
49. 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 -
e-commerce (electric commerce)
True
satellite Internet
ARPANET
50. 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.)
Web site
Firefox
Favorites
broadband