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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
chat room
IP address
plug-in (player)
2. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
internet backbone
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Internet
spider
3. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Firefox
Web server
domain name
4. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
broadband
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
RSS
aggregator
5. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
asterisk
Boolean operator
network interface card (NIC)
Web server
6. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Satellite
plug-in (player)
7. The 's' at the end of https
modem
flash player
secure sockets layer
multiplayer online game
8. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
metasearch engine
path (subdirectory)
podcast
newsgroup
9. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
satellite Internet
Adobe Reader
newsgroup
social bookmark (tag)
10. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
cable
network interface card (NIC)
True
e-mail (electronic mail)
11. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
satellite Internet
Internet backbone
hyperlink
web browser
12. 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.
social networking
spider
broadband
chat room
13. 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.)
bookmark
cable
data transfer rate
True
14. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
false
metasearch engine
social bookmark (tag)
aircard
15. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
aggregator
satellite Internet
home page
IP address
16. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
instant messaging (IM)
cable
streaming video
17. 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.
flash player
newsgroup
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
chat room
18. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Web site
broadband
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
19. 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
multimedia
top-level domain (TLD)
Adobe Reader
20. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Web browser (browser)
wiki
video log (vlog or video blog)
breadcrumb trail
21. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
RSS
business-to-consumer (B2C)
web browser
email clients
22. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
internet backbone
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Internet Protocol (IP)
23. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
dial-up connection
breadcrumb list
ARPANET
.mil
24. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
live bookmark
network interface card (NIC)
25. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
IP address
video log
e-mail (electronic mail)
satellite Internet
26. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
client/server network
1.5
business-to-consumer (B2C)
ARPANET
27. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
wiki
False
network interface card (NIC)
True
28. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
hyperlink
webcast
top-level domain (TLD)
29. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
email clients
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
multiplayer online game
30. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
ARPANET
broadband
asterisk
path (subdirectory)
31. 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
e-mail (electronic mail)
modem
32. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Web browser (browser)
social networking
33. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
hyperlink
Web browser (browser)
True
internet backbone
34. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
e-mail (electronic mail)
netiquette
Facebook
wiki
35. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
Web site
social bookmarking
client
email clients
36. 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
social bookmark (tag)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
True
metasearch engine
37. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
e-mail client
subject directory
e-commerce (electric commerce)
cable
38. Also known as tagging
aggregator
social bookmarking
live bookmark
hyperlink
39. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Internet
40. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
data transfer rate
aircard
ARPANET
social networking
41. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
search engine
social bookmark (tag)
blog
Internet
42. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
web server
netiquette
Internet
Facebook
43. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
True
domain name
Internet Protocol (IP)
44. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
breadcrumb trail
social networking
e-mail (electronic mail)
data transfer rate
45. 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
web server
host
multiplayer online game
Firefox
46. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
social networking
broadband
webcast
dial-up modem
47. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
7
metasearch engine
home page
data transfer rate
48. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
7
web server
business to consumer
false
49. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Web 2.0
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
50. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
multiplayer online game
aircard
business-to-consumer (B2C)
path (subdirectory)