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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. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
metasearch engine
Adobe Reader
subject directory
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
2. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
Web server
domain name
.mil
keyword
3. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
flash player
RSS
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
4. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
web browser
server
business to consumer
social bookmarking
5. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
Internet
256 Kbps or more
chat room
multimedia
6. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
live bookmark
Adobe Reader
multiplayer online game
webcast
7. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
home page
video log
1.5
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
8. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
video log
subject directory
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
podcast
9. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
top-level domain (TLD)
data transfer rate
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Web server
10. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
False
server
modem
11. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
True
home page
path (subdirectory)
12. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
1.5
top-level domain (TLD)
bookmark
13. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
social networking
social bookmarking
14. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
podcast
e-commerce (electric commerce)
consumer to consumer
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
15. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
web browser
Web site
email clients
keyword
16. A feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer that places a marker of a Web site's Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in an easily retrievable list in the browser's toolbar. (Called Bookmarks in some browsers.)
Firefox
metasearch engine
Favorites
hyperlink
17. 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)
asterisk
RSS
broadband
domain name
18. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
social bookmarking
.mil
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
19. A popular open source browser software
search engine
hyperlink
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Firefox
20. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
host
Facebook
hyperlink
social networking
21. The 's' at the end of https
.mil
aggregator
secure sockets layer
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
22. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
e-mail (electronic mail)
social networking
blog
23. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
video log (vlog or video blog)
business to consumer
Adobe Reader
256 Kbps or more
24. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
secure sockets layer
plug-in (player)
web server
social networking
25. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
Internet
Web browser (browser)
subject directory
26. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
path (subdirectory)
hyperlink
27. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Internet Protocol (IP)
256 Kbps or more
video log
28. A location on the Web.
IP address
Web site
video log (vlog or video blog)
data transfer rate
29. 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
multiplayer online game
business-to-business (B2B)
cable
256 Kbps or more
30. 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.
subject directory
.mil
host
hyperlink
31. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
multiplayer online game
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
consumer to consumer
32. 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.
Web browser (browser)
client/server network
large-scale networking (LSN)
breadcrumb list
33. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
cable
dial-up modem
domain name
aircard
34. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
network interface card (NIC)
RSS
path (subdirectory)
search engine
35. 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.
business-to-business (B2B)
chat room
Web 2.0
false
36. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
business-to-business (B2B)
instant messaging (IM)
business to consumer
Web site
37. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
multimedia
Facebook
Adobe Reader
business to consumer
38. 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)
breadcrumb trail
client/server network
subject directory
39. 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
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Internet
False
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
40. The main or opening page of a Web site.
chat room
internet backbone
newsgroup
home page
41. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
breadcrumb list
dial-up connection
top-level domain (TLD)
streaming audio
42. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
netiquette
live bookmark
social bookmarking
Satellite
43. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Firefox
plug-in (player)
keyword
client/server network
44. 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 -
streaming video
True
keyword
satellite Internet
45. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
asterisk
blog
aggregator
46. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
business-to-business (B2B)
server
business-to-consumer (B2C)
flash player
47. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
subject directory
live bookmark
Internet
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
48. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
modem
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
False
49. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
business to consumer
hyperlink
dial-up connection
50. 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.
data transfer rate
spider
Internet
search engine