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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






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






3. 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






4. The three parts of a search engine?






5. 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)






6. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






9. A list that shows the hierarchy of previously viewed Web pages within the Web site that you are currently visiting. Shown at the top of some Web pages - it aids Web site navigation.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






20. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






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






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






31. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






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






33. 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






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






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






36. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






37. A social networking service






38. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Also known as tagging






46. 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.






47. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






49. A popular open source browser software






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