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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
consumer to consumer
netiquette
multimedia
large-scale networking (LSN)
2. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
RSS
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
web browser
3. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
home page
metasearch engine
Boolean operator
4. 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.)
server
Favorites
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
network interface card (NIC)
5. 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.
chat room
spider
secure sockets layer
business to consumer
6. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
business-to-business (B2B)
metasearch engine
web browser
hyperlink
7. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
True
True
false
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
8. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
keyword
Adobe Reader
subject directory
Firefox
9. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
social networking
live bookmark
broadband
business-to-business (B2B)
10. 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.)
bookmark
business-to-business (B2B)
newsgroup
podcast
11. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
256 Kbps or more
client/server network
secure sockets layer
12. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
domain name
social networking
Web 2.0
13. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
consumer to consumer
Adobe Reader
ARPANET
multiplayer online game
14. 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
video log
home page
7
15. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
Internet
digital subscriber line (DSL)
server
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
16. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
host
consumer to consumer
spider
Boolean operator
17. 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.
Internet Protocol (IP)
newsgroup
modem
bookmark
18. 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.
256 Kbps or more
spider
web browser
modem
19. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
wiki
network interface card (NIC)
client
hyperlink
20. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
Web 2.0
webcast
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
modem
21. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
consumer to consumer
video log (vlog or video blog)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
7
22. Largest computer network in the world
consumer to consumer
search engine
breadcrumb list
Internet
23. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
instant messaging (IM)
email clients
Firefox
streaming video
24. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
Internet
dial-up connection
e-mail client
25. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
cable
multimedia
26. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
streaming audio
path (subdirectory)
live bookmark
web server
27. A location on the Web.
Web 2.0
256 Kbps or more
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web site
28. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
ARPANET
RSS
server
client/server network
29. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
data transfer rate
broadband
Internet backbone
aircard
30. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
broadband
client
multiplayer online game
Facebook
31. 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.
web server
modem
top-level domain (TLD)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
32. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
e-mail client
secure sockets layer
aggregator
top-level domain (TLD)
33. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
email clients
metasearch engine
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
34. 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
multimedia
multiplayer online game
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
e-mail client
35. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
digital subscriber line (DSL)
live bookmark
256 Kbps or more
data transfer rate
36. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
dial-up connection
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
client
37. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
chat room
newsgroup
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
38. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
video log
e-mail client
breadcrumb trail
social networking
39. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
satellite Internet
Adobe Reader
7
plug-in (player)
40. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
broadband
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
subject directory
41. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
subject directory
broadband
Internet Protocol (IP)
multimedia
42. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
business-to-consumer (B2C)
business-to-business (B2B)
false
server
43. 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.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
host
top-level domain (TLD)
internet backbone
44. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
1.5
business-to-consumer (B2C)
secure sockets layer
True
45. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
data transfer rate
social bookmark (tag)
1.5
e-mail client
46. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
social networking
social bookmarking
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
web server
47. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
1.5
instant messaging (IM)
blog
True
48. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Web server
RSS
49. The main or opening page of a Web site.
client
False
home page
Firefox
50. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
hyperlink
subject directory
Satellite
True