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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






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






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






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






5. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.






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






7. 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.






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






9. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






10. A social networking service






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






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






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






14. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet






15. 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






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






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






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






19. The three parts of a search engine?






20. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






21. The main or opening page of a Web site.






22. A popular open source browser software






23. 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.






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






25. 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.)






26. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.






27. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






30. (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.






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






32. 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.)






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






38. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






40. 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






41. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.






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






43. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






44. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






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






46. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






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






48. A location on the Web.






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






50. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.