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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






2. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. (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.






15. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






16. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet






17. A popular open source browser software






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. The 's' at the end of https






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






25. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






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






34. 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 -






35. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. Also known as tagging






45. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.






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






47. The three parts of a search engine?






48. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.






49. 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.






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







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