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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
Firefox
subject directory
netiquette
network interface card (NIC)
2. 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.
server
broadband
host
asterisk
3. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
netiquette
1.5
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
podcast
4. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
metasearch engine
podcast
live bookmark
Facebook
5. Also known as tagging
podcast
breadcrumb list
social bookmarking
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
6. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
server
Internet Protocol (IP)
social networking
wiki
7. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
server
e-mail (electronic mail)
webcast
8. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
False
satellite Internet
Adobe Reader
.mil
9. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
breadcrumb list
Adobe Reader
client/server network
10. 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.
business-to-business (B2B)
instant messaging (IM)
social networking
breadcrumb list
11. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
web browser
Satellite
1.5
metasearch engine
12. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
social networking
True
streaming video
Facebook
13. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
instant messaging (IM)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
dial-up modem
14. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
spider
client
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
15. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
podcast
Web server
webcast
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
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.
top-level domain (TLD)
aircard
False
streaming audio
17. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
dial-up connection
Firefox
business to consumer
host
18. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
hyperlink
ARPANET
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Web server
19. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Web 2.0
Satellite
Internet backbone
client/server network
20. The part of the Internet used the most. What distinguishes the Web from the rest of the Internet are (1) its use of common communication protocols (such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - or TCP/IP) and special languages (such as th
aircard
instant messaging (IM)
True
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
21. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
hyperlink
aggregator
22. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Boolean operator
hyperlink
cable
23. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
e-mail (electronic mail)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
RSS
aggregator
24. (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
multimedia
wiki
Web browser (browser)
25. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log (vlog or video blog)
Firefox
1.5
video log
26. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
cable
spider
Favorites
false
27. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
client/server network
client
web server
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
28. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
256 Kbps or more
Internet backbone
Internet
Facebook
29. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
e-commerce (electric commerce)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
social bookmark (tag)
30. 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)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web 2.0
domain name
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
31. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
network interface card (NIC)
social networking
domain name
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
32. 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
Facebook
True
multiplayer online game
33. The 's' at the end of https
web server
secure sockets layer
Express card slot (PC card slot)
live bookmark
34. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
video log
dial-up connection
multimedia
plug-in (player)
35. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
instant messaging (IM)
multiplayer online game
netiquette
Web browser (browser)
36. 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.
client/server network
Internet Protocol (IP)
search engine
Internet
37. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Internet backbone
e-mail client
e-commerce (electric commerce)
keyword
38. 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.
IP address
bookmark
breadcrumb list
social networking
39. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
host
RSS
streaming audio
40. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
social bookmark (tag)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Adobe Reader
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
multiplayer online game
breadcrumb list
cable
Web server
42. 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.
Internet
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
hyperlink
Web browser (browser)
43. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
web server
Web 2.0
social networking
256 Kbps or more
44. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
client/server network
podcast
hyperlink
dial-up connection
45. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
aircard
hyperlink
flash player
large-scale networking (LSN)
46. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
dial-up connection
Facebook
consumer to consumer
netiquette
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.
web browser
web server
newsgroup
Internet
48. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
large-scale networking (LSN)
Facebook
podcast
metasearch engine
49. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
consumer to consumer
podcast
blog
digital subscriber line (DSL)
50. Largest computer network in the world
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
streaming audio
Internet
digital subscriber line (DSL)