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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Favorites
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Web server
Firefox
2. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
streaming video
client/server network
e-commerce (electric commerce)
3. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
broadband
search engine
hyperlink
Adobe Reader
4. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
home page
large-scale networking (LSN)
e-mail (electronic mail)
dial-up connection
5. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
top-level domain (TLD)
path (subdirectory)
metasearch engine
6. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Satellite
false
e-mail client
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
7. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
keyword
Boolean operator
webcast
blog
8. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
top-level domain (TLD)
video log (vlog or video blog)
business-to-business (B2B)
instant messaging (IM)
9. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
top-level domain (TLD)
multiplayer online game
domain name
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
10. Largest computer network in the world
server
Internet
True
wiki
11. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
dial-up connection
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
RSS
12. The main or opening page of a Web site.
home page
client
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
satellite Internet
13. (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.
7
keyword
metasearch engine
Firefox
14. 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.
large-scale networking (LSN)
Favorites
modem
search engine
15. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
server
1.5
keyword
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
16. 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 -
social bookmark (tag)
spider
multimedia
satellite Internet
17. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
ARPANET
business-to-business (B2B)
18. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
server
blog
business-to-business (B2B)
plug-in (player)
19. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
domain name
wiki
podcast
Web server
20. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
IP address
video log
Internet
path (subdirectory)
21. A popular open source browser software
Adobe Reader
Firefox
flash player
Facebook
22. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
wiki
dial-up modem
Web 2.0
client/server network
23. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
multimedia
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
network interface card (NIC)
large-scale networking (LSN)
24. 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.)
ARPANET
True
video log
Favorites
25. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
large-scale networking (LSN)
webcast
broadband
26. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
subject directory
aircard
spider
wiki
27. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
business-to-business (B2B)
video log (vlog or video blog)
social networking
server
28. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
false
Firefox
subject directory
breadcrumb trail
29. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
Facebook
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
e-mail (electronic mail)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
30. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
multiplayer online game
business-to-consumer (B2C)
multiplayer online game
wiki
31. 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
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
metasearch engine
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
dial-up modem
32. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
video log (vlog or video blog)
server
social bookmarking
33. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
hyperlink
blog
netiquette
subject directory
34. 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.
subject directory
host
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
home page
35. 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
multiplayer online game
flash player
7
breadcrumb trail
36. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
social networking
top-level domain (TLD)
Internet
37. 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.
business to consumer
cable
hyperlink
newsgroup
38. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
webcast
home page
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
video log
39. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
web browser
wiki
secure sockets layer
ARPANET
40. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
wiki
Web site
asterisk
multiplayer online game
41. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
business to consumer
podcast
keyword
IP address
42. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
asterisk
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
business to consumer
business-to-consumer (B2C)
43. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
1.5
hyperlink
client
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
44. The 's' at the end of https
Internet
blog
secure sockets layer
aircard
45. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
social networking
256 Kbps or more
cable
video log (vlog or video blog)
46. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
podcast
Web server
False
47. 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
streaming video
True
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
48. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
dial-up modem
49. A location on the Web.
large-scale networking (LSN)
Web site
Internet
True
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.
aggregator
flash player
RSS
spider