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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.






2. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. A social networking service






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






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






10. A popular open source browser software






11. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.






12. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False






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






14. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






15. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






16. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






17. 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.






18. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.






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






20. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






21. 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.






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






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






24. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






27. 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.






28. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






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






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






31. 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






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






33. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






34. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






36. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






37. 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.






38. 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)






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






40. 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.)






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






48. The three parts of a search engine?






49. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






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