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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






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. 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)






4. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






5. A popular open source browser software






6. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






7. 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.






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






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






10. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






11. A program that constantly collects information on the Web - following links in Web sites and reading Web pages. Spiders get their name because they crawl over the Web using multiple 'legs' to visit many sites simultaneously.






12. 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.)






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






14. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False






15. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






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






17. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






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






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






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






21. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






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. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






26. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.






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






28. 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






29. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






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






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






35. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






36. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






37. 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.)






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






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






40. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube






41. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






42. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






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






44. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested






45. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






46. 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






47. The three parts of a search engine?






48. 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.






49. 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






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







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