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






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






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






4. Largest computer network in the world






5. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






8. A popular open source browser software






9. A social networking service






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






11. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function






12. 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.






13. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






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






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






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






23. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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.






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






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






35. 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)






36. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






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






38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A location on the Web.






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






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