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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
subject directory
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
webcast
hyperlink
2. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
Facebook
cable
social bookmarking
consumer to consumer
3. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
instant messaging (IM)
Internet backbone
false
wiki
4. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
hyperlink
video log (vlog or video blog)
consumer to consumer
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
5. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
social networking
domain name
path (subdirectory)
.mil
6. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
newsgroup
large-scale networking (LSN)
e-mail client
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
7. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
spider
social networking
1.5
8. The 's' at the end of https
secure sockets layer
chat room
subject directory
social networking
9. An area on the Web where people come together to communicate online. The conversations are in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.
True
modem
chat room
client
10. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
live bookmark
web browser
Internet backbone
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
11. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
spider
False
podcast
network interface card (NIC)
12. 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.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
streaming audio
newsgroup
cable
13. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
video log (vlog or video blog)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
True
path (subdirectory)
14. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
hyperlink
e-commerce (electric commerce)
RSS
15. 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)
domain name
streaming audio
wiki
broadband
16. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
wiki
asterisk
video log (vlog or video blog)
.mil
17. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
podcast
web server
blog
instant messaging (IM)
18. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
bookmark
e-mail client
Web server
social networking
19. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
False
wiki
e-commerce (electric commerce)
20. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
search engine
web browser
Adobe Reader
e-mail (electronic mail)
21. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Boolean operator
e-commerce (electric commerce)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
data transfer rate
22. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
False
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
podcast
home page
23. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
subject directory
7
modem
podcast
24. 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.
e-mail (electronic mail)
breadcrumb trail
Web 2.0
digital subscriber line (DSL)
25. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
plug-in (player)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
aggregator
26. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
social bookmarking
server
social networking
27. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
chat room
client
metasearch engine
podcast
28. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
Internet
subject directory
Web server
streaming audio
29. 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
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
bookmark
blog
aircard
30. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
wiki
modem
RSS
satellite Internet
31. 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.
search engine
host
wiki
consumer to consumer
32. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
Satellite
business-to-business (B2B)
path (subdirectory)
256 Kbps or more
33. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
Boolean operator
data transfer rate
True
Web 2.0
34. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
plug-in (player)
data transfer rate
modem
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
35. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
e-mail client
business-to-consumer (B2C)
breadcrumb trail
multiplayer online game
36. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Boolean operator
netiquette
web server
37. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
home page
breadcrumb list
dial-up connection
subject directory
38. The main or opening page of a Web site.
home page
netiquette
business-to-consumer (B2C)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
39. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
aircard
Adobe Reader
breadcrumb trail
network interface card (NIC)
40. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
dial-up modem
netiquette
domain name
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
41. 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.
search engine
domain name
live bookmark
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
42. Also known as tagging
social bookmarking
internet backbone
false
breadcrumb list
43. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
ARPANET
home page
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Favorites
44. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
ARPANET
metasearch engine
server
45. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
dial-up connection
client
Web server
1.5
46. 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.
blog
breadcrumb list
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Internet Protocol (IP)
47. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
blog
Favorites
top-level domain (TLD)
email clients
48. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Web browser (browser)
home page
keyword
path (subdirectory)
49. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
wiki
chat room
50. 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 -
secure sockets layer
satellite Internet
consumer to consumer
hyperlink