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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
Facebook
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Boolean operator
metasearch engine
2. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
flash player
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
e-mail client
domain name
3. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
e-mail client
business-to-business (B2B)
cable
4. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
netiquette
Web browser (browser)
5. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
breadcrumb list
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
multiplayer online game
Web server
6. 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 -
internet backbone
flash player
social networking
satellite Internet
7. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Firefox
search engine
8. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
Adobe Reader
web browser
home page
business-to-business (B2B)
9. Largest computer network in the world
cable
social bookmarking
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Internet
10. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
streaming video
Internet
multiplayer online game
11. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
spider
social bookmark (tag)
internet backbone
12. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
bookmark
Web site
Web 2.0
Facebook
13. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
streaming video
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
client
false
14. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
host
True
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
wiki
15. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
business to consumer
web server
dial-up modem
16. A popular open source browser software
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Firefox
streaming video
.mil
17. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
256 Kbps or more
Web site
consumer to consumer
multiplayer online game
18. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
false
live bookmark
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
19. 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.)
server
bookmark
Boolean operator
subject directory
20. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
social bookmarking
256 Kbps or more
asterisk
video log (vlog or video blog)
21. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
Internet backbone
social bookmarking
multiplayer online game
22. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
social bookmark (tag)
search engine
aircard
23. (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.
top-level domain (TLD)
streaming audio
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
keyword
24. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
data transfer rate
multiplayer online game
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
25. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
web server
network interface card (NIC)
Web site
streaming audio
26. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
network interface card (NIC)
.mil
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
false
27. 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
cable
instant messaging (IM)
ARPANET
multiplayer online game
28. 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.
newsgroup
aggregator
netiquette
client/server network
29. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
search engine
Facebook
business to consumer
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
30. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
domain name
aircard
e-mail (electronic mail)
31. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
home page
Web site
web browser
aggregator
32. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
broadband
breadcrumb list
business-to-consumer (B2C)
plug-in (player)
33. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
wiki
false
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
34. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
plug-in (player)
host
video log (vlog or video blog)
35. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
web browser
webcast
Internet
client
36. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
chat room
subject directory
streaming audio
network interface card (NIC)
37. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
social networking
network interface card (NIC)
data transfer rate
RSS
38. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
home page
ARPANET
Firefox
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
39. 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
multiplayer online game
large-scale networking (LSN)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
1.5
40. 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
social networking
dial-up modem
multiplayer online game
home page
41. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
.mil
modem
42. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
streaming video
top-level domain (TLD)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
webcast
43. A location on the Web.
Internet backbone
Web site
newsgroup
metasearch engine
44. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
data transfer rate
host
breadcrumb trail
newsgroup
45. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
dial-up connection
Firefox
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
podcast
46. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
Web server
bookmark
host
47. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
False
Web 2.0
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
social bookmark (tag)
48. 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.
social bookmark (tag)
chat room
client
host
49. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
email clients
Web browser (browser)
Internet
50. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
path (subdirectory)
video log
hyperlink
True