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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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 hosts the Web site that is being requested






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






3. 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.






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






5. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






13. 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






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






15. 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.






16. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






18. 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.






19. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






20. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.






21. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.






22. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






23. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






24. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






25. 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.






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






27. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.






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






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






30. 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






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






32. A social networking service






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






34. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






35. 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.






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






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






38. Also known as tagging






39. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.






40. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






41. 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 -






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






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






44. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.






45. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.






46. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






47. 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.






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






49. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






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