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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (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.
wiki
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Facebook
keyword
2. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
breadcrumb trail
server
1.5
consumer to consumer
3. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
hyperlink
social bookmark (tag)
cable
network interface card (NIC)
4. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
Express card slot (PC card slot)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Adobe Reader
IP address
5. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
live bookmark
modem
search engine
broadband
6. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Express card slot (PC card slot)
broadband
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Facebook
7. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
streaming video
secure sockets layer
domain name
Express card slot (PC card slot)
8. 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)
domain name
Web 2.0
netiquette
hyperlink
9. The three parts of a search engine?
RSS
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
1.5
email clients
10. 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)
Internet Protocol (IP)
network interface card (NIC)
host
11. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
Web server
search engine
consumer to consumer
video log (vlog or video blog)
12. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
server
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
social bookmark (tag)
flash player
13. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
social networking
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
live bookmark
14. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
plug-in (player)
email clients
Satellite
15. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
1.5
client
live bookmark
IP address
16. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
dial-up modem
breadcrumb trail
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
podcast
17. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
streaming audio
256 Kbps or more
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Favorites
18. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
Facebook
business-to-consumer (B2C)
True
client/server network
19. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
flash player
Web browser (browser)
social networking
hyperlink
20. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
wiki
live bookmark
podcast
21. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
flash player
chat room
podcast
22. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
Web server
instant messaging (IM)
.mil
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
23. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
aircard
True
IP address
business-to-business (B2B)
24. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
business to consumer
True
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
25. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
internet backbone
top-level domain (TLD)
network interface card (NIC)
webcast
26. The main or opening page of a Web site.
e-mail (electronic mail)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
broadband
home page
27. The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given Web site. For example - berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley - which maintains that site.
asterisk
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
web browser
host
28. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
dial-up modem
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Web browser (browser)
29. 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
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Internet backbone
video log
True
30. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Internet
breadcrumb list
business to consumer
client/server network
31. A location on the Web.
broadband
flash player
Web site
web browser
32. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
client
live bookmark
Internet
33. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log
live bookmark
Web 2.0
multimedia
34. 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
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Web site
large-scale networking (LSN)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
35. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
streaming video
webcast
web browser
36. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
256 Kbps or more
satellite Internet
wiki
e-commerce (electric commerce)
37. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
subject directory
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Web 2.0
dial-up connection
38. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
Express card slot (PC card slot)
domain name
satellite Internet
39. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
spider
top-level domain (TLD)
e-mail (electronic mail)
business-to-business (B2B)
40. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
podcast
live bookmark
metasearch engine
Web server
41. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
satellite Internet
Web server
aircard
server
42. 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
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Favorites
dial-up modem
spider
43. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
video log
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
44. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
path (subdirectory)
social bookmark (tag)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
social bookmarking
45. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Internet backbone
Adobe Reader
aggregator
dial-up modem
46. A social networking service
Adobe Reader
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
home page
Facebook
47. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
netiquette
256 Kbps or more
Web browser (browser)
email clients
48. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
web browser
multiplayer online game
Web browser (browser)
RSS
49. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
server
digital subscriber line (DSL)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
50. 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.
top-level domain (TLD)
Satellite
social networking
consumer to consumer