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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. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.






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






9. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






11. The three parts of a search engine?






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






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






14. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.






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






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






17. A location on the Web.






18. 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.






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






20. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.)






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






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






38. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






39. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet






46. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






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