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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. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
podcast
streaming video
7
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
2. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
network interface card (NIC)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
large-scale networking (LSN)
business-to-business (B2B)
3. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Internet backbone
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Satellite
instant messaging (IM)
4. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
netiquette
dial-up connection
subject directory
False
5. 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.
top-level domain (TLD)
flash player
subject directory
social networking
6. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
blog
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
network interface card (NIC)
7. Also known as tagging
social bookmarking
video log
metasearch engine
business-to-consumer (B2C)
8. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
e-mail client
asterisk
cable
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
9. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
netiquette
aircard
Satellite
10. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
asterisk
1.5
Internet
internet backbone
11. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
social networking
server
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Facebook
12. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
business-to-business (B2B)
host
Facebook
1.5
13. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
web browser
False
social bookmark (tag)
wiki
14. 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.
podcast
cable
digital subscriber line (DSL)
server
15. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
Web site
social networking
multimedia
16. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
keyword
Boolean operator
social networking
Facebook
17. 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.)
1.5
bookmark
Express card slot (PC card slot)
e-mail (electronic mail)
18. A social networking service
multiplayer online game
Internet backbone
Facebook
subject directory
19. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
e-mail (electronic mail)
256 Kbps or more
top-level domain (TLD)
Facebook
20. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
True
256 Kbps or more
aircard
21. A location on the Web.
Web site
Internet
dial-up modem
breadcrumb trail
22. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
netiquette
ARPANET
plug-in (player)
23. 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
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
7
client
large-scale networking (LSN)
24. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Firefox
Facebook
plug-in (player)
chat room
25. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
broadband
newsgroup
business-to-consumer (B2C)
web browser
26. 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
aggregator
webcast
True
Internet backbone
27. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
breadcrumb trail
business to consumer
e-mail client
keyword
28. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
hyperlink
flash player
wiki
path (subdirectory)
29. 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.)
Internet backbone
ARPANET
Favorites
social bookmark (tag)
30. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
web server
Express card slot (PC card slot)
secure sockets layer
RSS
31. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
multiplayer online game
ARPANET
business to consumer
social bookmark (tag)
32. The 's' at the end of https
e-mail client
secure sockets layer
keyword
data transfer rate
33. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
home page
metasearch engine
asterisk
ARPANET
34. 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.
web browser
home page
spider
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
35. 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
digital subscriber line (DSL)
search engine
dial-up modem
wiki
36. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
top-level domain (TLD)
live bookmark
webcast
Facebook
37. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
client/server network
top-level domain (TLD)
e-mail client
7
38. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
keyword
netiquette
instant messaging (IM)
Web 2.0
39. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
multiplayer online game
breadcrumb trail
false
40. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
streaming video
Web browser (browser)
domain name
client/server network
41. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
data transfer rate
breadcrumb trail
Internet backbone
web server
42. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
Satellite
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
false
business-to-business (B2B)
43. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
metasearch engine
e-mail client
breadcrumb trail
Web 2.0
44. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
web browser
video log (vlog or video blog)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
flash player
45. 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.
Internet
256 Kbps or more
breadcrumb list
Internet
46. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
RSS
.mil
subject directory
client
47. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
subject directory
satellite Internet
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Facebook
48. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
multiplayer online game
.mil
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
instant messaging (IM)
49. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
path (subdirectory)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
dial-up connection
RSS
50. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web server
podcast
server