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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
multimedia
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top-level domain (TLD)
host
2. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
keyword
e-mail client
internet backbone
search engine
3. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
plug-in (player)
client
asterisk
web server
4. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
False
network interface card (NIC)
video log
Express card slot (PC card slot)
5. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
web server
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
6. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
1.5
hyperlink
social networking
web browser
7. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
streaming audio
false
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
breadcrumb list
8. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
video log
False
IP address
modem
9. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
chat room
Adobe Reader
live bookmark
Internet
10. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
client
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
cable
11. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
asterisk
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Favorites
host
12. 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)
Web 2.0
false
bookmark
domain name
13. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
large-scale networking (LSN)
podcast
Internet backbone
streaming audio
14. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
Firefox
wiki
Internet
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
15. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
Internet
ARPANET
netiquette
16. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Internet Protocol (IP)
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
podcast
Satellite
17. 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
e-mail (electronic mail)
social bookmarking
path (subdirectory)
18. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
video log
multiplayer online game
keyword
social bookmark (tag)
19. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Web site
e-commerce (electric commerce)
satellite Internet
cable
20. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
web server
e-mail client
breadcrumb list
True
21. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Facebook
subject directory
path (subdirectory)
keyword
22. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
multimedia
Web browser (browser)
satellite Internet
Express card slot (PC card slot)
23. 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.
multiplayer online game
server
chat room
streaming audio
24. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Internet
social bookmarking
business to consumer
Favorites
25. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
video log
instant messaging (IM)
broadband
data transfer rate
26. 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.
hyperlink
streaming video
multimedia
secure sockets layer
27. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
aggregator
search engine
false
28. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
Firefox
flash player
plug-in (player)
blog
29. 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.
bookmark
newsgroup
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
hyperlink
30. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
256 Kbps or more
Facebook
web browser
subject directory
31. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
video log (vlog or video blog)
subject directory
broadband
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
32. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
IP address
Web site
e-mail (electronic mail)
breadcrumb trail
33. 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
social networking
multiplayer online game
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Boolean operator
34. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
wiki
Internet
keyword
Firefox
35. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
plug-in (player)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
36. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
business to consumer
e-commerce (electric commerce)
podcast
dial-up modem
37. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
social bookmarking
Internet
Boolean operator
live bookmark
38. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
path (subdirectory)
server
256 Kbps or more
business-to-consumer (B2C)
39. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
blog
aggregator
subject directory
host
40. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
streaming audio
RSS
hyperlink
True
41. 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
social networking
instant messaging (IM)
e-mail (electronic mail)
42. 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.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
social bookmark (tag)
256 Kbps or more
flash player
43. 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.
server
breadcrumb list
True
e-mail (electronic mail)
44. 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
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
.mil
multiplayer online game
large-scale networking (LSN)
45. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
consumer to consumer
e-mail (electronic mail)
secure sockets layer
46. The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given Web site. For example - berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley - which maintains that site.
path (subdirectory)
blog
host
wiki
47. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
streaming video
spider
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
netiquette
48. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
Firefox
wiki
broadband
.mil
49. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
path (subdirectory)
Internet Protocol (IP)
wiki
IP address
50. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
web browser
Boolean operator
Web server