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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The three parts of a search engine?






2. 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.)






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






4. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






5. 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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






14. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






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






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






17. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






18. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.






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






20. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content






21. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






22. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






27. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






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






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






44. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False






45. 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 -






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






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






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






49. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






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.