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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 structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






2. 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.






3. 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






4. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






5. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






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






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






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






24. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. The three parts of a search engine?






30. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






33. Also known as tagging






34. 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.






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






36. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






37. 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






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






39. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






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






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






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






43. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






47. A social networking service






48. 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.)






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






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