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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
Web 2.0
True
wiki
Facebook
2. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
flash player
email clients
social bookmarking
Satellite
3. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
bookmark
e-commerce (electric commerce)
plug-in (player)
web browser
4. 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.)
aircard
web browser
bookmark
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
5. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
social bookmark (tag)
network interface card (NIC)
modem
false
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.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
multiplayer online game
podcast
metasearch engine
7. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
Facebook
.mil
blog
metasearch engine
8. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
.mil
wiki
streaming audio
9. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
aggregator
client/server network
Internet Protocol (IP)
podcast
10. The main or opening page of a Web site.
Facebook
streaming video
home page
7
11. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
RSS
video log (vlog or video blog)
wiki
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
12. 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.
aggregator
social networking
True
e-mail client
13. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
live bookmark
ARPANET
podcast
14. A social networking service
Facebook
Adobe Reader
business-to-consumer (B2C)
podcast
15. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
multiplayer online game
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Favorites
instant messaging (IM)
16. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
web server
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
podcast
domain name
17. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
network interface card (NIC)
Firefox
video log
18. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
keyword
top-level domain (TLD)
business to consumer
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
19. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Firefox
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
7
True
20. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
breadcrumb list
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
e-mail client
IP address
21. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
modem
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
22. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
e-mail (electronic mail)
video log
ARPANET
7
23. 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.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
chat room
business to consumer
24. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
data transfer rate
blog
.mil
25. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
modem
IP address
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
domain name
26. 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.
True
video log (vlog or video blog)
breadcrumb list
business-to-consumer (B2C)
27. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
cable
client/server network
breadcrumb trail
video log
28. 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.
True
server
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
newsgroup
29. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
256 Kbps or more
social bookmark (tag)
IP address
email clients
30. 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.)
Favorites
breadcrumb trail
plug-in (player)
multiplayer online game
31. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
keyword
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
streaming audio
32. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
client
subject directory
social bookmarking
top-level domain (TLD)
33. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Web browser (browser)
social bookmark (tag)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
multiplayer online game
34. (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.
top-level domain (TLD)
breadcrumb list
Internet
keyword
35. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
Internet Protocol (IP)
hyperlink
client/server network
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
36. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
path (subdirectory)
data transfer rate
RSS
37. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
wiki
aggregator
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
false
38. 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
True
multiplayer online game
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
39. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
spider
Web 2.0
Firefox
Facebook
40. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
ARPANET
Facebook
newsgroup
41. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
Boolean operator
large-scale networking (LSN)
web browser
podcast
42. 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
domain name
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
business to consumer
webcast
43. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
Express card slot (PC card slot)
256 Kbps or more
internet backbone
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
44. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
video log (vlog or video blog)
social bookmark (tag)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
45. 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 -
server
video log (vlog or video blog)
satellite Internet
Internet Protocol (IP)
46. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
video log
ARPANET
47. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
top-level domain (TLD)
dial-up modem
netiquette
streaming audio
48. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
cable
netiquette
True
49. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
True
256 Kbps or more
digital subscriber line (DSL)
subject directory
50. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
wiki
flash player
client
modem