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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.)






8. A popular open source browser software






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






23. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






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






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






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






32. (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.






33. 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






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. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






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






37. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






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






39. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






40. A social networking service






41. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






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






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






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






50. A device that converts (modulates) the digital signals the computer understands to analog signals that can travel over phone lines. The computer on the other end also must have a modem to translate (demodulate) the received analog signal back to a di