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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






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






3. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






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






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






6. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube






13. 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






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






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






16. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






17. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.






18. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






19. 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.






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






21. 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)






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






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






24. A popular open source browser software






25. 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.)






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.






27. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






28. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






29. 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






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






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






32. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






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






34. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






35. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






36. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






43. 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.)






44. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






47. Largest computer network in the world






48. 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






49. 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.






50. 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 -