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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
asterisk
social networking
satellite Internet
social bookmarking
2. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
internet backbone
Web 2.0
home page
hyperlink
3. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
podcast
IP address
wiki
Web browser (browser)
4. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
consumer to consumer
1.5
wiki
social bookmark (tag)
5. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
IP address
multiplayer online game
domain name
hyperlink
6. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
wiki
data transfer rate
web server
Internet backbone
7. 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
newsgroup
ARPANET
e-mail client
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
8. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
dial-up connection
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
hyperlink
9. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
instant messaging (IM)
home page
wiki
metasearch engine
10. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
chat room
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
hyperlink
path (subdirectory)
11. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
spider
Internet backbone
business-to-consumer (B2C)
modem
12. 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)
email clients
social networking
Satellite
domain name
13. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
metasearch engine
podcast
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
business to consumer
14. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
True
Express card slot (PC card slot)
chat room
Web server
15. 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.
streaming audio
subject directory
digital subscriber line (DSL)
streaming video
16. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
business to consumer
Satellite
video log (vlog or video blog)
e-mail client
17. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
secure sockets layer
web server
breadcrumb trail
e-mail (electronic mail)
18. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
false
dial-up modem
RSS
256 Kbps or more
19. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
IP address
metasearch engine
podcast
1.5
20. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
flash player
chat room
21. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
Web browser (browser)
consumer to consumer
Favorites
webcast
22. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
Favorites
home page
multimedia
dial-up connection
23. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
Web browser (browser)
satellite Internet
social networking
24. Largest computer network in the world
hyperlink
Web server
Internet
server
25. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
multiplayer online game
data transfer rate
Internet backbone
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
26. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
top-level domain (TLD)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
client/server network
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
27. The main or opening page of a Web site.
aggregator
multiplayer online game
business-to-consumer (B2C)
home page
28. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
blog
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
29. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
social bookmarking
Favorites
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
30. 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
video log (vlog or video blog)
Boolean operator
large-scale networking (LSN)
server
31. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
newsgroup
business-to-business (B2B)
email clients
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
32. 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.)
host
multiplayer online game
False
Favorites
33. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
RSS
video log
keyword
34. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
social networking
video log
streaming audio
email clients
35. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
video log (vlog or video blog)
Facebook
path (subdirectory)
36. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Internet
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
7
37. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
hyperlink
Web 2.0
wiki
email clients
38. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
256 Kbps or more
path (subdirectory)
instant messaging (IM)
39. 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.
Web 2.0
Internet
client/server network
breadcrumb list
40. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
keyword
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Facebook
Web server
41. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
satellite Internet
blog
Web browser (browser)
streaming video
42. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
Internet
False
Boolean operator
hyperlink
43. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
server
hyperlink
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
flash player
44. 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.
chat room
instant messaging (IM)
netiquette
e-commerce (electric commerce)
45. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
top-level domain (TLD)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
hyperlink
46. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
web browser
aggregator
netiquette
webcast
47. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
plug-in (player)
instant messaging (IM)
broadband
dial-up modem
48. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
search engine
social bookmarking
RSS
plug-in (player)
49. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
path (subdirectory)
live bookmark
webcast
chat room
50. A social networking service
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Facebook
podcast
data transfer rate