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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






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






3. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






4. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






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






6. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






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.






8. 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.






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






10. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






11. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






14. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






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






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






17. A type of connection that uses telephone lines to connect to the Internet and that allows both phone and data transmissions to share the same line.






18. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






19. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






20. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






21. 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.)






22. 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






23. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






25. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






26. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






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






28. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






29. 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.






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






31. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






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






33. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






34. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






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






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






37. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






38. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.






39. A social networking service






40. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






41. A popular open source browser software






42. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






43. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






44. 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.






45. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






46. 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)






47. 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.






48. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.






49. A location on the Web.






50. 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.