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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 social networking service






2. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






23. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






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






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.






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






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






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






29. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






30. 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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Largest computer network in the world






36. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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