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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






6. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






15. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






16. A social networking service






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






18. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






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






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






21. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






22. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






23. 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.)






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






25. 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)






26. 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.






27. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






40. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






41. (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.






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






43. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






44. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






48. The three parts of a search engine?






49. A location on the Web.






50. A program created by the U.S. government - the objective of which is to fund the research and development of cutting-edge networking technologies. Major goals of the program are the development of enhanced wireless technologies and increased network