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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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.






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






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






10. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






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






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 -






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.






40. 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






41. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






45. 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.)






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






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






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






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






50. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers