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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






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






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






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






5. Also known as tagging






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.)






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






20. 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.)






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






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






23. 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.






24. The 's' at the end of https






25. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






26. 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






27. A location on the Web.






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






44. 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






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






50. 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.