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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. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
video log
Express card slot (PC card slot)
live bookmark
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
2. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
e-mail client
podcast
1.5
breadcrumb trail
3. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
RSS
asterisk
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
newsgroup
4. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
7
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
web browser
5. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
IP address
multiplayer online game
False
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
6. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
metasearch engine
subject directory
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Internet
7. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
podcast
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
data transfer rate
blog
8. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
streaming audio
True
Satellite
ARPANET
9. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
internet backbone
cable
business to consumer
Firefox
10. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
instant messaging (IM)
wiki
social networking
satellite Internet
11. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
256 Kbps or more
instant messaging (IM)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Web site
12. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
false
cable
False
e-commerce (electric commerce)
13. 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.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
breadcrumb list
server
host
14. (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.
false
newsgroup
keyword
cable
15. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
breadcrumb trail
Web browser (browser)
multimedia
hyperlink
16. 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.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
social networking
False
True
17. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
business to consumer
webcast
path (subdirectory)
flash player
18. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
data transfer rate
netiquette
business-to-consumer (B2C)
streaming video
19. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
wiki
breadcrumb trail
multimedia
20. 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.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
search engine
multimedia
Web browser (browser)
21. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
satellite Internet
multimedia
subject directory
Internet
22. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
plug-in (player)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
web server
Express card slot (PC card slot)
23. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
dial-up modem
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
podcast
24. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
Internet backbone
Satellite
Web 2.0
video log (vlog or video blog)
25. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
live bookmark
dial-up connection
hyperlink
modem
26. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
web server
domain name
Adobe Reader
social bookmarking
27. Largest computer network in the world
True
Internet
Boolean operator
satellite Internet
28. 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
false
multiplayer online game
client
ARPANET
29. 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
hyperlink
7
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Favorites
30. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
metasearch engine
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
web browser
Web 2.0
31. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
social bookmark (tag)
social networking
flash player
podcast
32. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
Boolean operator
Favorites
wiki
host
33. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
wiki
ARPANET
data transfer rate
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
34. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
podcast
Web browser (browser)
path (subdirectory)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
35. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
blog
e-mail client
Web 2.0
.mil
36. 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
webcast
podcast
netiquette
37. 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.
Facebook
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
flash player
internet backbone
38. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
False
Favorites
Satellite
39. 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.
dial-up modem
7
host
social bookmarking
40. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
secure sockets layer
email clients
chat room
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
41. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
social bookmarking
spider
business-to-business (B2B)
Internet backbone
42. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
.mil
broadband
hyperlink
email clients
43. The three parts of a search engine?
flash player
client/server network
dial-up connection
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
44. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
True
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
podcast
secure sockets layer
45. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
streaming video
plug-in (player)
aircard
False
46. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
cable
Express card slot (PC card slot)
social networking
256 Kbps or more
47. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
search engine
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
True
48. 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 -
Facebook
web server
broadband
satellite Internet
49. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
business-to-business (B2B)
social bookmark (tag)
broadband
plug-in (player)
50. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
RSS
7
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Internet backbone