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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






5. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






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






7. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






10. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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.






13. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






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






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






16. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






22. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






23. 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.






24. (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.






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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)






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






33. A popular open source browser software






34. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube






35. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






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






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






38. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






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






47. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






50. 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 -