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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. 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






2. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






3. 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.






4. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






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






6. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






7. 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.






8. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






9. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






10. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






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






12. A popular open source browser software






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






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






15. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).






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






17. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






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






19. 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.)






20. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






21. 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 -






22. 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.






23. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.






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






25. 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






26. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.






27. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






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






29. A social networking service






30. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






34. A location on the Web.






35. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






38. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






39. 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.






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






41. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






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






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