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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. 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.)






2. (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.






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






4. The three parts of a search engine?






5. 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.






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






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






8. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






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






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






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






19. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






20. 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.






21. 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 -






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






23. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






24. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






27. A location on the Web.






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






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






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






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






44. Largest computer network in the world






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






46. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






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






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