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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






2. 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)






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






4. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube






5. 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.






6. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






11. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.






12. 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






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






14. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






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






16. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






17. 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.






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






19. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






20. A popular open source browser software






21. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.






22. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network






28. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






29. 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 -






30. A device that converts (modulates) the digital signals the computer understands to analog signals that can travel over phone lines. The computer on the other end also must have a modem to translate (demodulate) the received analog signal back to a di






31. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.






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






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






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






35. The 's' at the end of https






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






37. The three parts of a search engine?






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






39. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






41. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






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






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






44. (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.






45. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






46. 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.)






47. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.






48. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






49. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






50. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.