Test your basic knowledge |

Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






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






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






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






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






6. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






10. 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






11. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






14. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






26. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






27. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






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






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






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






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. Also known as tagging






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






36. 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)






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






38. 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 -






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






40. A social networking service






41. Largest computer network in the world






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






43. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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