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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






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






3. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






7. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






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






9. 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)






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






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






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






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






14. 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.)






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






16. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






17. A location on the Web.






18. The 's' at the end of https






19. Largest computer network in the world






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.)






25. 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.






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. (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.






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. E-commerce transactions between businesses.