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






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






3. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






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






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






6. 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.)






7. 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.






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






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






10. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






12. 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






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.






14. Largest computer network in the world






15. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






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






17. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






28. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. A social networking service






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






35. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.






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






37. 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.






38. Also known as tagging






39. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






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






41. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






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






46. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






47. A type of specially coded text that - when clicked - enables a user to jump from one location - or Web page - to another within a Web site or to another Web site altogether.






48. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






49. The 's' at the end of https






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