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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
breadcrumb trail
Boolean operator
wiki
Web site
2. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
modem
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
wiki
Facebook
3. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Web server
breadcrumb trail
business to consumer
Favorites
4. It can actually be safer to use your credit card online than in a traditional retail store because it eliminates the human factor from the equation. True or False
256 Kbps or more
search engine
consumer to consumer
True
5. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
social bookmarking
social networking
web browser
Satellite
6. 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
multiplayer online game
search engine
bookmark
dial-up connection
7. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
blog
satellite Internet
multimedia
8. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Internet backbone
Express card slot (PC card slot)
client
9. (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.
hyperlink
email clients
video log
keyword
10. A popular open source browser software
video log (vlog or video blog)
spider
Firefox
business-to-consumer (B2C)
11. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
.mil
Satellite
Boolean operator
social bookmarking
12. 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.
Web site
social bookmark (tag)
metasearch engine
spider
13. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
social networking
cable
.mil
14. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
webcast
false
host
video log
15. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
dial-up modem
wiki
live bookmark
Firefox
16. The main or opening page of a Web site.
home page
Web server
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
multimedia
17. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
False
network interface card (NIC)
web server
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
18. Largest computer network in the world
netiquette
data transfer rate
Internet
spider
19. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
podcast
Boolean operator
web server
wiki
20. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Internet Protocol (IP)
video log (vlog or video blog)
21. 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.
network interface card (NIC)
spider
digital subscriber line (DSL)
False
22. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
netiquette
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
multimedia
social networking
23. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
large-scale networking (LSN)
server
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Internet backbone
24. 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.
Internet
search engine
large-scale networking (LSN)
network interface card (NIC)
25. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
business to consumer
broadband
Web browser (browser)
subject directory
26. A social networking service
Internet
Facebook
subject directory
path (subdirectory)
27. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
subject directory
keyword
Facebook
bookmark
28. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
false
e-commerce (electric commerce)
multimedia
29. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
broadband
e-mail (electronic mail)
network interface card (NIC)
True
30. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
social bookmarking
path (subdirectory)
flash player
Express card slot (PC card slot)
31. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
256 Kbps or more
breadcrumb list
top-level domain (TLD)
Web server
32. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
email clients
blog
asterisk
33. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
breadcrumb trail
email clients
Favorites
business-to-business (B2B)
34. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
domain name
breadcrumb trail
aircard
Internet
35. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Web 2.0
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
keyword
36. 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 -
metasearch engine
satellite Internet
bookmark
Web server
37. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Web 2.0
1.5
multiplayer online game
Favorites
38. 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)
search engine
cable
client
domain name
39. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
multimedia
path (subdirectory)
aggregator
40. 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.
modem
breadcrumb list
newsgroup
cable
41. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
social bookmark (tag)
podcast
plug-in (player)
asterisk
42. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
secure sockets layer
keyword
Web site
web browser
43. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
plug-in (player)
Satellite
RSS
satellite Internet
44. 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.
large-scale networking (LSN)
hyperlink
web server
server
45. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
1.5
Internet
home page
client
46. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
false
flash player
1.5
wiki
47. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
multiplayer online game
path (subdirectory)
client
live bookmark
48. The three parts of a search engine?
video log (vlog or video blog)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
plug-in (player)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
49. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
satellite Internet
Web 2.0
social networking
50. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
e-mail (electronic mail)
ARPANET
streaming video
social bookmarking