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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






15. Also known as tagging






16. It can actually be safer to use your credit card online than in a traditional retail store because it eliminates the human factor from the equation. True or False






17. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.






18. 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.






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






20. A social networking service






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






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






23. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.






24. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






26. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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)






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






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






35. 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.)






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






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






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






39. A way to connect to the Internet using a small satellite dish - which is placed outside the home and is connected to a computer with coaxial cable. The satellite company then sends the data to a satellite orbiting the Earth. The satellite - in turn -






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






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






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






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






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






45. A popular open source browser software






46. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






48. Largest computer network in the world






49. 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.






50. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.