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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. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
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multimedia
client
hyperlink
2. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
social networking
wiki
instant messaging (IM)
web browser
3. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
client/server network
Favorites
Web 2.0
streaming audio
4. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
false
network interface card (NIC)
podcast
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
5. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
Facebook
false
secure sockets layer
spider
6. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
True
business to consumer
digital subscriber line (DSL)
breadcrumb trail
7. 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
broadband
e-mail (electronic mail)
True
8. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
.mil
blog
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
client
9. The main or opening page of a Web site.
wiki
false
home page
keyword
10. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
host
dial-up connection
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
video log
11. 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.
consumer to consumer
top-level domain (TLD)
Web 2.0
social networking
12. 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.
search engine
client
social bookmark (tag)
streaming audio
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.
webcast
wiki
breadcrumb list
keyword
14. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
social networking
broadband
aggregator
server
15. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
Internet Protocol (IP)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
multiplayer online game
16. 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 -
chat room
netiquette
business to consumer
satellite Internet
17. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
hyperlink
secure sockets layer
social networking
18. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
large-scale networking (LSN)
1.5
streaming audio
.mil
19. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
top-level domain (TLD)
dial-up connection
Internet
e-mail (electronic mail)
20. Also known as tagging
modem
social bookmarking
multiplayer online game
False
21. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
e-mail client
ARPANET
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
breadcrumb trail
22. 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
large-scale networking (LSN)
Internet Protocol (IP)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
23. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
data transfer rate
True
instant messaging (IM)
search engine
24. 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.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
host
web browser
Facebook
25. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
satellite Internet
podcast
modem
Web site
26. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
flash player
streaming video
network interface card (NIC)
RSS
27. 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.)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
webcast
business-to-consumer (B2C)
bookmark
28. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
streaming video
digital subscriber line (DSL)
7
client
29. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
aggregator
social networking
Web 2.0
video log (vlog or video blog)
30. 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.)
satellite Internet
True
Favorites
data transfer rate
31. A social networking service
IP address
Facebook
metasearch engine
business-to-business (B2B)
32. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
domain name
e-mail (electronic mail)
Boolean operator
social bookmark (tag)
33. 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
dial-up connection
internet backbone
multiplayer online game
business-to-business (B2B)
34. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
live bookmark
256 Kbps or more
Web server
Adobe Reader
35. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
Adobe Reader
newsgroup
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
36. A popular open source browser software
webcast
multimedia
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Firefox
37. 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
7
podcast
dial-up modem
webcast
38. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Facebook
chat room
false
server
39. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
aggregator
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
40. The 's' at the end of https
secure sockets layer
instant messaging (IM)
newsgroup
256 Kbps or more
41. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
live bookmark
internet backbone
e-mail (electronic mail)
Web browser (browser)
42. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
home page
secure sockets layer
webcast
43. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
256 Kbps or more
cable
spider
44. 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.
multimedia
dial-up modem
Satellite
newsgroup
45. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
client
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
web server
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
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)
hyperlink
domain name
keyword
multiplayer online game
47. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
multiplayer online game
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
data transfer rate
subject directory
48. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
broadband
1.5
streaming video
49. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Web 2.0
7
satellite Internet
social bookmark (tag)
50. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
social networking
social networking
asterisk
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)