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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. 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)






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






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






4. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






5. 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






6. Largest computer network in the world






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






8. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






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






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






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






12. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






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






14. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






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






25. 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.)






26. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






39. 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






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






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






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






43. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






44. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.






45. 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 -






46. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






47. 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






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






49. The three parts of a search engine?






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