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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






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






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






4. 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.)






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 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 -






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






12. 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.






13. The 's' at the end of https






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






15. 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






16. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






17. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






20. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






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.






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






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






24. 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






25. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.






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






27. 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






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






29. Also known as tagging






30. A location on the Web.






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






32. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






33. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.






48. 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.)






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






50. The three parts of a search engine?