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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
True
e-mail (electronic mail)
IP address
plug-in (player)
2. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
server
Adobe Reader
home page
top-level domain (TLD)
3. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
1.5
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
streaming audio
False
4. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
e-mail client
chat room
keyword
search engine
5. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
multimedia
e-commerce (electric commerce)
7
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
6. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
Web server
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
video log (vlog or video blog)
Boolean operator
7. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Web browser (browser)
ARPANET
secure sockets layer
e-mail client
8. 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
video log (vlog or video blog)
hyperlink
large-scale networking (LSN)
multiplayer online game
9. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
aircard
aggregator
e-mail (electronic mail)
multiplayer online game
10. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
large-scale networking (LSN)
Boolean operator
flash player
podcast
11. 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)
modem
domain name
Satellite
cable
12. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
home page
network interface card (NIC)
dial-up connection
hyperlink
13. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
multiplayer online game
webcast
Web 2.0
14. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
asterisk
social bookmarking
video log (vlog or video blog)
15. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
email clients
social networking
multiplayer online game
16. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
path (subdirectory)
1.5
multiplayer online game
17. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
Internet Protocol (IP)
client/server network
multiplayer online game
internet backbone
18. The 's' at the end of https
client
podcast
podcast
secure sockets layer
19. 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.
consumer to consumer
chat room
business to consumer
bookmark
20. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
keyword
email clients
metasearch engine
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
21. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
data transfer rate
Web browser (browser)
False
social bookmark (tag)
22. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
false
email clients
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Firefox
23. 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 -
wiki
cable
satellite Internet
e-commerce (electric commerce)
24. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
256 Kbps or more
video log (vlog or video blog)
live bookmark
server
25. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
live bookmark
domain name
cable
Web site
26. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
bookmark
Boolean operator
True
hyperlink
27. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Internet Protocol (IP)
1.5
false
top-level domain (TLD)
28. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
netiquette
newsgroup
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
satellite Internet
29. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
subject directory
modem
dial-up connection
asterisk
30. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
breadcrumb list
secure sockets layer
blog
31. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
plug-in (player)
social bookmarking
subject directory
32. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
RSS
asterisk
social bookmark (tag)
Internet Protocol (IP)
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.
web server
spider
client/server network
broadband
34. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
secure sockets layer
false
7
wiki
35. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
Internet
business-to-consumer (B2C)
breadcrumb list
Internet backbone
36. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
False
web browser
dial-up connection
RSS
37. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
spider
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
top-level domain (TLD)
38. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
7
multiplayer online game
false
wiki
39. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
host
Adobe Reader
Internet backbone
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
40. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
1.5
ARPANET
metasearch engine
data transfer rate
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.
false
web server
data transfer rate
top-level domain (TLD)
42. 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.
social networking
e-mail client
data transfer rate
Internet Protocol (IP)
43. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Web browser (browser)
web browser
hyperlink
Internet
44. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
.mil
Satellite
plug-in (player)
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
domain name
Web browser (browser)
dial-up connection
large-scale networking (LSN)
46. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
keyword
false
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
business-to-business (B2B)
47. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
email clients
streaming video
Web server
48. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
ARPANET
cable
multimedia
podcast
49. 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.)
bookmark
video log (vlog or video blog)
256 Kbps or more
email clients
50. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.
Internet backbone
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
e-mail (electronic mail)
Adobe Reader