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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.)






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






3. 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.






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






5. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






6. 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.






7. 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 -






8. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






16. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






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






18. 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.






19. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






20. (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.






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.






26. A popular open source browser software






27. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






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






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






30. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






31. A social networking service






32. 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.






33. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.






34. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.






35. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






37. The three parts of a search engine?






38. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






39. 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.






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






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






42. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






43. 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






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






45. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






46. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






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






48. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






49. 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.






50. 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.