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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.






2. 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.






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






4. Also known as tagging






5. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






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






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






8. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






9. 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.)






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






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






12. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






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






14. A program that constantly collects information on the Web - following links in Web sites and reading Web pages. Spiders get their name because they crawl over the Web using multiple 'legs' to visit many sites simultaneously.






15. (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.






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






17. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






25. A social networking service






26. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






29. 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)






30. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. The 's' at the end of https






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






37. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






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






39. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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 -






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






45. A location on the Web.






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.