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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function






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






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






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






5. The 's' at the end of https






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.)






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






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






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






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. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






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






20. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






37. 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.)






38. 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.






39. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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







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