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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 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.
hyperlink
podcast
dial-up connection
social networking
2. 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
metasearch engine
email clients
instant messaging (IM)
multiplayer online game
3. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
data transfer rate
social networking
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
1.5
4. A social networking service
host
search engine
Facebook
hyperlink
5. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
256 Kbps or more
breadcrumb list
large-scale networking (LSN)
dial-up connection
6. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
Boolean operator
wiki
asterisk
internet backbone
7. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
e-commerce (electric commerce)
broadband
streaming video
hyperlink
8. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
large-scale networking (LSN)
subject directory
Adobe Reader
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
9. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
7
client
keyword
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
10. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Firefox
streaming audio
large-scale networking (LSN)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
11. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
7
dial-up modem
Web 2.0
12. 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.)
subject directory
data transfer rate
netiquette
bookmark
13. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
aggregator
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
podcast
asterisk
14. 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
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
live bookmark
True
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
15. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
instant messaging (IM)
streaming video
modem
domain name
16. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Web browser (browser)
Satellite
keyword
large-scale networking (LSN)
17. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
e-mail (electronic mail)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
network interface card (NIC)
asterisk
18. 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.
e-mail (electronic mail)
hyperlink
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
chat room
19. 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 -
satellite Internet
false
multiplayer online game
1.5
20. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
aggregator
hyperlink
Web 2.0
21. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
netiquette
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Adobe Reader
IP address
22. Largest computer network in the world
cable
e-commerce (electric commerce)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Internet
23. (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.
search engine
keyword
breadcrumb list
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
24. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
aggregator
multiplayer online game
breadcrumb trail
25. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
subject directory
Internet
metasearch engine
IP address
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
hyperlink
server
aircard
podcast
27. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
Firefox
path (subdirectory)
Satellite
client
28. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
domain name
secure sockets layer
ARPANET
client
29. 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
newsgroup
e-mail client
multiplayer online game
host
30. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
flash player
breadcrumb list
Boolean operator
blog
31. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
e-mail (electronic mail)
Web server
aggregator
webcast
32. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
.mil
Satellite
webcast
Internet
33. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
client/server network
web server
podcast
internet backbone
34. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
subject directory
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Web browser (browser)
newsgroup
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).
Facebook
client
flash player
hyperlink
36. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
false
email clients
netiquette
host
37. The three parts of a search engine?
ARPANET
broadband
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
podcast
38. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Facebook
netiquette
plug-in (player)
wiki
39. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
aircard
domain name
podcast
web server
40. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
social networking
metasearch engine
blog
dial-up modem
41. 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.
wiki
plug-in (player)
Internet Protocol (IP)
host
42. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
hyperlink
business to consumer
host
keyword
43. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
business to consumer
live bookmark
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
video log
44. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
True
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Facebook
e-mail (electronic mail)
45. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
digital subscriber line (DSL)
business to consumer
wiki
internet backbone
46. A list that shows the hierarchy of previously viewed Web pages within the Web site that you are currently visiting. Shown at the top of some Web pages - it aids Web site navigation.
internet backbone
ARPANET
Satellite
breadcrumb list
47. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
internet backbone
Adobe Reader
webcast
video log (vlog or video blog)
48. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
host
social networking
dial-up connection
49. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
multimedia
newsgroup
wiki
50. 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.
multiplayer online game
web browser
search engine
secure sockets layer