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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. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
data transfer rate
video log
hyperlink
social networking
2. 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
Boolean operator
data transfer rate
e-mail (electronic mail)
3. 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.
aggregator
hyperlink
e-mail (electronic mail)
True
4. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
subject directory
business to consumer
hyperlink
IP address
5. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
search engine
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
email clients
business-to-business (B2B)
6. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
hyperlink
Web browser (browser)
7. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
True
wiki
aircard
video log (vlog or video blog)
8. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
cable
True
breadcrumb trail
web browser
9. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
Web site
IP address
True
e-mail client
10. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
email clients
Internet Protocol (IP)
11. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
e-mail client
ARPANET
satellite Internet
12. 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.)
asterisk
Favorites
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
flash player
13. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
server
aircard
Adobe Reader
social bookmark (tag)
14. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
data transfer rate
.mil
True
256 Kbps or more
15. A location on the Web.
live bookmark
satellite Internet
data transfer rate
Web site
16. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Adobe Reader
cable
domain name
17. A social networking service
modem
path (subdirectory)
social bookmarking
Facebook
18. The 's' at the end of https
Express card slot (PC card slot)
secure sockets layer
breadcrumb trail
IP address
19. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
secure sockets layer
Web site
video log (vlog or video blog)
Boolean operator
20. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
broadband
business to consumer
e-mail client
metasearch engine
21. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
false
satellite Internet
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Web 2.0
22. 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
multiplayer online game
True
dial-up modem
social networking
23. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
True
web browser
Facebook
e-mail (electronic mail)
24. 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.
video log (vlog or video blog)
host
large-scale networking (LSN)
social bookmarking
25. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
e-commerce (electric commerce)
IP address
Satellite
client
26. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
path (subdirectory)
instant messaging (IM)
internet backbone
27. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
webcast
social networking
aircard
multimedia
28. 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)
1.5
multiplayer online game
search engine
29. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
network interface card (NIC)
web browser
False
hyperlink
30. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
flash player
subject directory
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
dial-up connection
31. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
e-commerce (electric commerce)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
.mil
subject directory
32. 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
multiplayer online game
Adobe Reader
business-to-consumer (B2C)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
33. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
path (subdirectory)
home page
data transfer rate
subject directory
34. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
asterisk
blog
business-to-business (B2B)
chat room
35. 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)
.mil
podcast
domain name
satellite Internet
36. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
streaming video
hyperlink
newsgroup
Internet Protocol (IP)
37. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
web browser
e-commerce (electric commerce)
network interface card (NIC)
live bookmark
38. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
data transfer rate
Internet Protocol (IP)
ARPANET
social networking
39. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
subject directory
blog
digital subscriber line (DSL)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
40. 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
webcast
netiquette
multiplayer online game
client
41. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
top-level domain (TLD)
client
social bookmarking
home page
42. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
top-level domain (TLD)
hyperlink
Satellite
domain name
43. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
streaming video
breadcrumb list
business-to-business (B2B)
plug-in (player)
44. (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.
Facebook
Web 2.0
keyword
consumer to consumer
45. 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
bookmark
large-scale networking (LSN)
True
podcast
46. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
7
e-mail (electronic mail)
aggregator
hyperlink
47. 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 -
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
breadcrumb trail
Web 2.0
satellite Internet
48. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Web server
Facebook
cable
1.5
49. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
aircard
client/server network
subject directory
e-commerce (electric commerce)
50. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
business-to-business (B2B)
server
blog
modem