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. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A location on the Web.






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






10. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






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






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






13. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.






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






15. 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.






16. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






23. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






26. 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






27. 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.






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






29. The three parts of a search engine?






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






31. Also known as tagging






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






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






34. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






35. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






36. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function






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






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






39. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






47. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






48. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






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






50. (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.






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests