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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
social networking
Satellite
video log (vlog or video blog)
large-scale networking (LSN)
2. 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.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
search engine
path (subdirectory)
dial-up connection
3. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
Web 2.0
social networking
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
business-to-business (B2B)
4. 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.
Web 2.0
spider
home page
flash player
5. 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.
breadcrumb list
.mil
server
Facebook
6. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
Web server
multiplayer online game
chat room
7. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
hyperlink
server
modem
8. 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.
breadcrumb list
data transfer rate
digital subscriber line (DSL)
e-mail client
9. 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
1.5
streaming video
dial-up connection
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
10. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
live bookmark
Internet
internet backbone
IP address
11. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
subject directory
instant messaging (IM)
search engine
server
12. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
streaming audio
Internet
social networking
plug-in (player)
13. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
wiki
netiquette
business-to-business (B2B)
.mil
14. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
video log
dial-up modem
Internet
web server
15. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
Boolean operator
asterisk
multiplayer online game
email clients
16. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
breadcrumb trail
satellite Internet
instant messaging (IM)
path (subdirectory)
17. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
Web site
broadband
podcast
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
18. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
false
Boolean operator
subject directory
19. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
breadcrumb list
multimedia
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
social bookmarking
20. 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.
Boolean operator
social networking
RSS
newsgroup
21. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
video log (vlog or video blog)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Firefox
256 Kbps or more
22. 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.
IP address
client
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Internet
23. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
web server
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
IP address
social networking
24. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
hyperlink
chat room
wiki
top-level domain (TLD)
25. 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.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
aircard
hyperlink
False
26. 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.)
path (subdirectory)
social bookmarking
bookmark
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
27. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
256 Kbps or more
keyword
True
e-mail (electronic mail)
28. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
modem
web server
aircard
29. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
Satellite
consumer to consumer
secure sockets layer
webcast
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)
domain name
hyperlink
Internet Protocol (IP)
Web server
31. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
flash player
dial-up connection
path (subdirectory)
7
32. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
streaming audio
client/server network
Web server
True
33. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Satellite
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Facebook
bookmark
34. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
consumer to consumer
subject directory
ARPANET
Internet Protocol (IP)
35. 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
data transfer rate
wiki
Express card slot (PC card slot)
36. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
netiquette
breadcrumb trail
business-to-consumer (B2C)
web server
37. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
video log (vlog or video blog)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
streaming video
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
38. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Internet
Boolean operator
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
39. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Internet
ARPANET
e-commerce (electric commerce)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
40. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
RSS
spider
web browser
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
41. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
social networking
data transfer rate
dial-up connection
42. 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 -
data transfer rate
video log
false
satellite Internet
43. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
False
e-mail client
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
44. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Satellite
streaming video
ARPANET
live bookmark
45. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
webcast
7
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
multiplayer online game
46. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
social bookmarking
web server
Internet
Internet Protocol (IP)
47. A location on the Web.
subject directory
ARPANET
1.5
Web site
48. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
Facebook
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
metasearch engine
digital subscriber line (DSL)
49. 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
dial-up modem
home page
streaming video
50. 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.)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
web server
wiki
Favorites