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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. 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
e-mail (electronic mail)
True
e-mail client
False
2. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
social networking
large-scale networking (LSN)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
e-mail (electronic mail)
3. 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 -
business-to-consumer (B2C)
aircard
host
satellite Internet
4. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
ARPANET
domain name
wiki
hyperlink
5. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
keyword
.mil
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
social networking
6. 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
IP address
Web site
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Favorites
7. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
false
search engine
subject directory
dial-up connection
8. A popular open source browser software
web browser
search engine
Firefox
subject directory
9. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
flash player
wiki
aggregator
home page
10. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
flash player
netiquette
IP address
e-commerce (electric commerce)
11. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
video log (vlog or video blog)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
email clients
live bookmark
12. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
domain name
modem
network interface card (NIC)
Web server
13. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Express card slot (PC card slot)
plug-in (player)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
social bookmarking
14. 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.
spider
data transfer rate
business-to-consumer (B2C)
domain name
15. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
Internet
Firefox
True
16. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
.mil
domain name
asterisk
instant messaging (IM)
17. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
netiquette
aircard
client
18. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
wiki
instant messaging (IM)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
netiquette
19. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
7
Facebook
True
social bookmark (tag)
20. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
path (subdirectory)
e-mail client
aggregator
Internet
21. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
Favorites
network interface card (NIC)
business-to-business (B2B)
search engine
22. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
social bookmark (tag)
webcast
false
Boolean operator
23. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
search engine
social networking
streaming video
aircard
24. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
blog
e-mail (electronic mail)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
25. 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
video log (vlog or video blog)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
dial-up modem
bookmark
26. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
client/server network
False
server
multimedia
27. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
path (subdirectory)
breadcrumb trail
consumer to consumer
e-mail (electronic mail)
28. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
subject directory
domain name
RSS
wiki
29. 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.
asterisk
broadband
social networking
aggregator
30. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
wiki
Internet Protocol (IP)
hyperlink
metasearch engine
31. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
satellite Internet
live bookmark
home page
path (subdirectory)
32. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
spider
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
hyperlink
33. A social networking service
streaming audio
Facebook
Internet
multiplayer online game
34. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
plug-in (player)
path (subdirectory)
subject directory
netiquette
35. Largest computer network in the world
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
email clients
Internet
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
36. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
256 Kbps or more
client/server network
web server
37. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
Facebook
Internet backbone
web browser
streaming audio
38. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
video log (vlog or video blog)
aggregator
business to consumer
social bookmark (tag)
39. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Satellite
hyperlink
Facebook
40. 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
Internet
breadcrumb trail
41. 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.
top-level domain (TLD)
network interface card (NIC)
dial-up connection
hyperlink
42. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
wiki
social networking
dial-up connection
business to consumer
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.
instant messaging (IM)
keyword
business-to-business (B2B)
host
44. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
keyword
client/server network
45. 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.)
search engine
server
bookmark
Adobe Reader
46. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
data transfer rate
host
social bookmarking
video log
47. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
Internet
subject directory
client
Web server
48. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
flash player
instant messaging (IM)
Firefox
49. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
netiquette
metasearch engine
Internet
data transfer rate
50. 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
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
subject directory
path (subdirectory)