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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. 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 -






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






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






6. 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






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






8. A popular open source browser software






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






10. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






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






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






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






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






21. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






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






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






24. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






25. 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






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






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






28. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. A social networking service






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






35. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.)






46. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






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