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Technology In Action

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






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






3. 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.






4. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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)






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. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






17. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. The 's' at the end of https






24. 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






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






26. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






30. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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 computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested






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






35. 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.






36. Also known as tagging






37. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






42. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.)






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






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






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