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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
multiplayer online game
Favorites
instant messaging (IM)
home page
2. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
top-level domain (TLD)
False
256 Kbps or more
social bookmarking
3. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
chat room
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
server
4. 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.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
ARPANET
client/server network
Web site
5. 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.
Boolean operator
hyperlink
IP address
podcast
6. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
RSS
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
hyperlink
asterisk
7. 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.
social bookmarking
Internet
multiplayer online game
chat room
8. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Internet
client/server network
Express card slot (PC card slot)
spider
9. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
True
data transfer rate
social networking
hyperlink
10. 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.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
multimedia
social networking
plug-in (player)
11. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
network interface card (NIC)
flash player
Satellite
client/server network
12. 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
false
breadcrumb list
Internet
13. A location on the Web.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
256 Kbps or more
Web site
dial-up modem
14. 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)
network interface card (NIC)
podcast
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
15. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
live bookmark
network interface card (NIC)
e-mail (electronic mail)
Adobe Reader
16. The three parts of a search engine?
1.5
bookmark
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
17. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
subject directory
modem
dial-up connection
Web browser (browser)
18. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
Favorites
streaming audio
True
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
19. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
breadcrumb trail
client
wiki
asterisk
20. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
business to consumer
webcast
Internet
breadcrumb trail
21. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
7
blog
webcast
web server
22. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
Firefox
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
instant messaging (IM)
False
23. 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
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
spider
multiplayer online game
7
24. 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
video log (vlog or video blog)
webcast
True
Web site
25. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
plug-in (player)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
podcast
streaming video
26. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
Internet backbone
client/server network
streaming video
subject directory
27. The main or opening page of a Web site.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
dial-up connection
home page
social bookmarking
28. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
large-scale networking (LSN)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
client/server network
.mil
29. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
broadband
web browser
asterisk
Facebook
30. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
Internet backbone
aggregator
video log (vlog or video blog)
bookmark
31. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
live bookmark
Internet
wiki
32. 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.)
podcast
keyword
Favorites
host
33. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
7
internet backbone
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
asterisk
34. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Internet backbone
e-commerce (electric commerce)
path (subdirectory)
35. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
e-mail client
e-commerce (electric commerce)
36. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
instant messaging (IM)
social networking
multimedia
email clients
37. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
email clients
instant messaging (IM)
host
modem
38. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
subject directory
Adobe Reader
39. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
live bookmark
digital subscriber line (DSL)
1.5
broadband
40. A social networking service
Facebook
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
cable
RSS
41. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
video log
flash player
Internet
Internet Protocol (IP)
42. 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
dial-up modem
7
wiki
43. 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.
multiplayer online game
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
host
Internet backbone
44. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
consumer to consumer
cable
chat room
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
45. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
wiki
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
multiplayer online game
modem
46. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
business-to-business (B2B)
flash player
False
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
47. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
streaming video
domain name
Web browser (browser)
7
48. 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.
search engine
ARPANET
Boolean operator
webcast
49. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
web browser
wiki
webcast
data transfer rate
50. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
path (subdirectory)
top-level domain (TLD)
subject directory