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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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)
subject directory
Express card slot (PC card slot)
broadband
2. 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.
cable
Web server
spider
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
3. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
top-level domain (TLD)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
business to consumer
Satellite
4. 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.
top-level domain (TLD)
False
newsgroup
hyperlink
5. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
subject directory
True
social bookmark (tag)
Boolean operator
6. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
video log (vlog or video blog)
webcast
instant messaging (IM)
e-mail (electronic mail)
7. 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.)
data transfer rate
IP address
bookmark
client
8. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
social bookmark (tag)
metasearch engine
Internet
9. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
modem
server
1.5
10. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
webcast
subject directory
spider
11. 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.
Facebook
webcast
digital subscriber line (DSL)
video log (vlog or video blog)
12. 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
breadcrumb list
domain name
asterisk
13. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
instant messaging (IM)
netiquette
IP address
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
14. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Facebook
live bookmark
Favorites
Internet backbone
15. 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.
large-scale networking (LSN)
secure sockets layer
breadcrumb list
netiquette
16. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Web browser (browser)
Boolean operator
webcast
hyperlink
17. 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
video log
True
Web server
dial-up modem
18. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
newsgroup
dial-up connection
business-to-business (B2B)
flash player
19. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
server
False
consumer to consumer
20. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
.mil
asterisk
broadband
21. 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
ARPANET
e-mail client
client/server network
22. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
False
hyperlink
Facebook
23. 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
256 Kbps or more
multiplayer online game
podcast
breadcrumb list
24. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
false
aircard
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web server
25. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
hyperlink
home page
plug-in (player)
26. A popular open source browser software
Firefox
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
top-level domain (TLD)
streaming audio
27. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
metasearch engine
business-to-consumer (B2C)
false
RSS
28. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
e-mail (electronic mail)
Favorites
email clients
top-level domain (TLD)
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
social bookmark (tag)
blog
multiplayer online game
digital subscriber line (DSL)
30. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
256 Kbps or more
Internet Protocol (IP)
IP address
social networking
31. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
.mil
multiplayer online game
client
32. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
cable
multimedia
satellite Internet
streaming audio
33. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
web browser
video log (vlog or video blog)
Firefox
34. 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
video log (vlog or video blog)
path (subdirectory)
True
video log
35. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
streaming audio
cable
broadband
Web server
36. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
satellite Internet
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Facebook
1.5
37. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
large-scale networking (LSN)
Web 2.0
client/server network
live bookmark
38. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
7
satellite Internet
top-level domain (TLD)
RSS
39. The 's' at the end of https
secure sockets layer
wiki
aircard
video log (vlog or video blog)
40. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
Web server
Internet Protocol (IP)
metasearch engine
domain name
41. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
blog
podcast
secure sockets layer
256 Kbps or more
42. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
True
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web server
domain name
43. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
wiki
aggregator
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
44. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
modem
Web browser (browser)
plug-in (player)
server
45. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
social networking
web server
Web browser (browser)
7
46. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
RSS
home page
modem
47. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Satellite
chat room
social networking
Web 2.0
48. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
e-mail client
Web 2.0
aggregator
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
49. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
multimedia
Web server
breadcrumb list
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
50. A social networking service
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Facebook
data transfer rate
business-to-consumer (B2C)