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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A popular open source browser software






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






8. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Also known as tagging






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






15. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






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






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






40. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. (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.






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






49. 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






50. 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.