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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A popular open source browser software
consumer to consumer
1.5
business-to-business (B2B)
Firefox
2. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
digital subscriber line (DSL)
social bookmark (tag)
client
social networking
3. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
false
Adobe Reader
modem
spider
4. Largest computer network in the world
hyperlink
Internet
multiplayer online game
satellite Internet
5. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
social networking
large-scale networking (LSN)
Internet Protocol (IP)
search engine
6. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
Internet
server
e-mail (electronic mail)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
7. 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.
hyperlink
Internet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
path (subdirectory)
8. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
e-mail client
netiquette
spider
Express card slot (PC card slot)
9. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
top-level domain (TLD)
broadband
data transfer rate
Adobe Reader
10. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
blog
web browser
streaming audio
wiki
11. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
broadband
RSS
internet backbone
Web site
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
live bookmark
.mil
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
13. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
podcast
keyword
domain name
subject directory
14. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
flash player
aggregator
aircard
hyperlink
15. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
multimedia
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
webcast
16. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
multiplayer online game
7
internet backbone
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
17. 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.
wiki
newsgroup
True
network interface card (NIC)
18. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Internet Protocol (IP)
netiquette
social networking
e-commerce (electric commerce)
19. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Web browser (browser)
False
metasearch engine
webcast
20. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
False
podcast
aircard
21. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
path (subdirectory)
modem
Satellite
video log (vlog or video blog)
22. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
netiquette
1.5
Facebook
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
23. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
multiplayer online game
Adobe Reader
Web server
web server
24. 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.)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
bookmark
consumer to consumer
IP address
25. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
web browser
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
social networking
26. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
asterisk
web browser
web server
blog
27. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
data transfer rate
blog
Facebook
cable
28. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
plug-in (player)
Internet
domain name
home page
29. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
netiquette
cable
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
web server
30. 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)
Internet Protocol (IP)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
domain name
Express card slot (PC card slot)
31. 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
wiki
Firefox
multiplayer online game
webcast
32. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
subject directory
web server
breadcrumb trail
streaming audio
33. 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
multiplayer online game
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Satellite
hyperlink
34. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
hyperlink
Internet
e-commerce (electric commerce)
consumer to consumer
35. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
dial-up modem
live bookmark
Web 2.0
netiquette
36. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
dial-up modem
web server
Satellite
Internet backbone
37. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
business to consumer
client/server network
.mil
38. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
subject directory
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
webcast
web server
39. A set of programs that searches the Web for specific words (or keywords) you wish to query (or look for) and then returns a list of the Web sites on which those keywords are found.
search engine
keyword
Satellite
e-commerce (electric commerce)
40. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
podcast
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
ARPANET
41. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Firefox
path (subdirectory)
42. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
video log (vlog or video blog)
email clients
False
top-level domain (TLD)
43. The 's' at the end of https
data transfer rate
netiquette
256 Kbps or more
secure sockets layer
44. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
path (subdirectory)
spider
45. 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
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
business to consumer
46. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Web server
Boolean operator
cable
47. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
7
wiki
aircard
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
48. 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
dial-up modem
business-to-consumer (B2C)
subject directory
podcast
49. (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.
7
streaming video
keyword
business to consumer
50. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
podcast
Firefox
dial-up connection