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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The three parts of a search engine?






2. 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






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






4. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






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






6. 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






7. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A social networking service






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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)






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






22. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






32. Largest computer network in the world






33. 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.)






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






35. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






39. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






40. 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 -






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






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






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






44. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






45. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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