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






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






3. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






4. 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.






5. 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






6. Largest computer network in the world






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






8. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






9. The three parts of a search engine?






10. 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.






11. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






12. 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.






13. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested






14. 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






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






16. 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.






17. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






31. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.






32. Also known as tagging






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






34. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






37. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






38. 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.






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






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






41. A location on the Web.






42. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers