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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






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






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






4. 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)






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






6. 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 -






7. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






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






13. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A location on the Web.






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. A popular open source browser software






39. 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






40. 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.






41. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






49. 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.)






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







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