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






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






3. 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






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






5. The 's' at the end of https






6. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.






17. 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.






18. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






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






20. 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.






21. A location on the Web.






22. 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






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






24. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






25. 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.






26. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






29. A social networking service






30. 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.






31. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






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






33. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






34. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.






35. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






36. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






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






38. 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






39. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






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






41. The main or opening page of a Web site.






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






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






44. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






47. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






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






49. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






50. Top-level domain is reserved for the military