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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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.






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






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






5. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






8. 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.)






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






10. 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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






16. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






18. 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






19. A popular open source browser software






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






21. 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.)






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






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






24. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






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






26. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






45. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.