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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
False
live bookmark
hyperlink
RSS
2. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
data transfer rate
Boolean operator
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Internet backbone
3. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
spider
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Facebook
streaming audio
4. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
home page
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
instant messaging (IM)
Internet backbone
5. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
streaming video
Web browser (browser)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
e-mail client
6. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
path (subdirectory)
blog
aggregator
instant messaging (IM)
7. 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.)
False
Favorites
multiplayer online game
Web browser (browser)
8. The main or opening page of a Web site.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
internet backbone
home page
large-scale networking (LSN)
9. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
web server
multimedia
bookmark
metasearch engine
10. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
webcast
false
Internet
11. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
cable
email clients
breadcrumb list
aggregator
12. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
dial-up modem
subject directory
email clients
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.)
metasearch engine
social networking
modem
bookmark
14. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
cable
false
e-commerce (electric commerce)
network interface card (NIC)
15. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
Boolean operator
client
path (subdirectory)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
16. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
streaming audio
consumer to consumer
chat room
17. 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.
video log
True
Favorites
hyperlink
18. A location on the Web.
server
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
256 Kbps or more
Web site
19. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
Boolean operator
Web site
domain name
e-mail (electronic mail)
20. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Facebook
ARPANET
internet backbone
21. A popular open source browser software
client
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
home page
Firefox
22. 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)
subject directory
False
domain name
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
23. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Web 2.0
breadcrumb trail
internet backbone
business-to-business (B2B)
24. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
top-level domain (TLD)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
25. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
modem
subject directory
Web server
video log (vlog or video blog)
26. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
podcast
consumer to consumer
Express card slot (PC card slot)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
27. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
live bookmark
chat room
blog
e-mail client
28. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
web browser
Web browser (browser)
business to consumer
1.5
29. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Satellite
web server
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Internet
30. 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 -
True
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Facebook
satellite Internet
31. Largest computer network in the world
chat room
podcast
streaming audio
Internet
32. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
path (subdirectory)
Internet backbone
Facebook
Boolean operator
33. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
1.5
streaming video
Favorites
business to consumer
34. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.
keyword
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
7
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
35. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
video log
business-to-consumer (B2C)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
consumer to consumer
36. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
path (subdirectory)
Web site
domain name
Internet
37. 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.
keyword
Web 2.0
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
38. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
web server
domain name
True
dial-up modem
39. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
keyword
netiquette
.mil
modem
40. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
e-mail client
web browser
breadcrumb trail
True
41. 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
live bookmark
breadcrumb list
multiplayer online game
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
42. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
1.5
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
false
podcast
43. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
video log (vlog or video blog)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
netiquette
large-scale networking (LSN)
44. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
consumer to consumer
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
web server
e-commerce (electric commerce)
45. 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.
podcast
social networking
podcast
Express card slot (PC card slot)
46. The three parts of a search engine?
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
search engine
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
wiki
47. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
instant messaging (IM)
web server
business-to-business (B2B)
internet backbone
48. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
path (subdirectory)
business-to-business (B2B)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
ARPANET
49. 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.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
business to consumer
spider
e-mail (electronic mail)
50. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
256 Kbps or more
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
internet backbone
video log