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






2. 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.






3. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






18. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






21. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






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






23. 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






24. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False






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






26. A popular open source browser software






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






34. 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






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






36. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






37. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).






38. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






39. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






42. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






43. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






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






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






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






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






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






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 social networking service