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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






5. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






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






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






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






11. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






12. 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.)






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






14. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.






15. A location on the Web.






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






17. A social networking service






18. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






24. 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.






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






26. The three parts of a search engine?






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






28. 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






29. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






30. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






31. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






32. 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






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






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






35. 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)






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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.






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






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






44. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.






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






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






47. 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 -






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






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






50. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.