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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
Facebook
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
social networking
video log
2. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
data transfer rate
Firefox
Facebook
search engine
3. 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.
Internet
IP address
breadcrumb list
broadband
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
True
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
ARPANET
5. 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)
domain name
plug-in (player)
search engine
path (subdirectory)
6. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
Internet
video log
consumer to consumer
multiplayer online game
7. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
metasearch engine
True
business-to-business (B2B)
Boolean operator
8. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Web 2.0
Express card slot (PC card slot)
email clients
blog
9. 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.)
bookmark
streaming video
host
business-to-business (B2B)
10. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
email clients
e-commerce (electric commerce)
path (subdirectory)
e-mail (electronic mail)
11. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
dial-up connection
e-mail client
multimedia
aggregator
12. The main or opening page of a Web site.
e-mail client
live bookmark
netiquette
home page
13. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
consumer to consumer
webcast
blog
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
14. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Internet backbone
instant messaging (IM)
streaming video
15. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
internet backbone
streaming video
host
16. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
metasearch engine
false
host
podcast
17. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
multiplayer online game
.mil
metasearch engine
18. 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 -
satellite Internet
consumer to consumer
podcast
chat room
19. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
live bookmark
wiki
asterisk
256 Kbps or more
20. 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
modem
breadcrumb list
multiplayer online game
breadcrumb trail
21. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
7
host
newsgroup
wiki
22. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Facebook
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
7
23. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
business to consumer
Express card slot (PC card slot)
netiquette
24. 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
True
multimedia
large-scale networking (LSN)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
25. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
social bookmark (tag)
Facebook
True
home page
26. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
modem
e-mail client
business to consumer
asterisk
27. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
video log
256 Kbps or more
1.5
modem
28. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
keyword
broadband
top-level domain (TLD)
social bookmark (tag)
29. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
digital subscriber line (DSL)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Internet Protocol (IP)
web browser
30. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
256 Kbps or more
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
metasearch engine
email clients
31. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
top-level domain (TLD)
Internet Protocol (IP)
256 Kbps or more
podcast
32. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
breadcrumb list
RSS
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
streaming audio
33. (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.
podcast
web browser
Internet backbone
keyword
34. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
subject directory
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
1.5
35. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
IP address
asterisk
Facebook
36. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
path (subdirectory)
webcast
breadcrumb list
multimedia
37. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
1.5
social networking
streaming audio
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
38. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Web 2.0
business to consumer
flash player
aggregator
39. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
video log (vlog or video blog)
IP address
streaming audio
40. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
breadcrumb trail
broadband
41. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
instant messaging (IM)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Internet
breadcrumb list
42. 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.
Adobe Reader
newsgroup
live bookmark
wiki
43. Also known as tagging
social networking
Facebook
social bookmarking
business to consumer
44. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
podcast
metasearch engine
aggregator
Express card slot (PC card slot)
45. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
plug-in (player)
internet backbone
web server
False
46. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
wiki
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Internet backbone
e-mail (electronic mail)
47. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Adobe Reader
multiplayer online game
instant messaging (IM)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
48. 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.
1.5
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
false
social networking
49. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
hyperlink
Satellite
Facebook
business-to-consumer (B2C)
50. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
large-scale networking (LSN)
Web site
multiplayer online game
e-mail client