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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






2. 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






3. The main or opening page of a Web site.






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






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






6. 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






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






8. A location on the Web.






9. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






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






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






12. A popular open source browser software






13. 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.






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






15. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






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






17. 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






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






19. 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.






20. 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 -






21. 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.






22. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.






23. The 's' at the end of https






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






25. Also known as tagging






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






27. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.






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






29. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






30. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






31. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






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






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






34. 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.)






35. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






36. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






37. 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.






38. 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.)






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






40. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






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






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