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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






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






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






4. Also known as tagging






5. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






14. A social networking service






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






17. 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)






18. The 's' at the end of https






19. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






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






21. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






22. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






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






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






25. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






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






27. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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.)






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






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






38. 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 -






39. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






41. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






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






43. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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