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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






2. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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. 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.






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






6. 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)






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






19. A popular open source browser software






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






21. The 's' at the end of https






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






23. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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 -






30. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.






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






32. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






33. 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.






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






35. 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.)






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






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






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






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






47. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






49. 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.






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