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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






2. Also known as tagging






3. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






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






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






8. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






9. 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.






10. 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






11. 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.






12. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function






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






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






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






16. A location on the Web.






17. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






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






22. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






23. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






24. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






33. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.






34. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






36. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.






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.






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






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






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






47. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






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






49. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.






50. (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.