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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 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.
IP address
podcast
Internet Protocol (IP)
hyperlink
2. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Web browser (browser)
large-scale networking (LSN)
newsgroup
3. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
path (subdirectory)
web server
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
4. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
aircard
wiki
Facebook
internet backbone
5. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
broadband
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
6. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
host
streaming audio
secure sockets layer
flash player
7. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
client
subject directory
top-level domain (TLD)
Facebook
8. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
chat room
client
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Internet backbone
9. 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
blog
True
IP address
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
10. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
hyperlink
streaming video
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
multimedia
11. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
Adobe Reader
Express card slot (PC card slot)
top-level domain (TLD)
multiplayer online game
12. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
large-scale networking (LSN)
business to consumer
web server
email clients
13. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
hyperlink
Internet
podcast
14. 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.
search engine
business to consumer
Adobe Reader
False
15. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
path (subdirectory)
multimedia
server
Web browser (browser)
16. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.
video log (vlog or video blog)
Web 2.0
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
social networking
17. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
newsgroup
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
dial-up connection
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
18. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
social bookmarking
email clients
broadband
1.5
19. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
cable
data transfer rate
.mil
e-mail client
20. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
search engine
blog
live bookmark
subject directory
21. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
e-mail (electronic mail)
social bookmarking
ARPANET
22. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
client
web browser
business-to-consumer (B2C)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
23. 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.
domain name
chat room
business-to-consumer (B2C)
netiquette
24. 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.
False
digital subscriber line (DSL)
hyperlink
hyperlink
25. 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.
breadcrumb list
newsgroup
digital subscriber line (DSL)
secure sockets layer
26. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
plug-in (player)
breadcrumb trail
wiki
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.
social networking
Internet backbone
asterisk
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
28. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
Internet Protocol (IP)
subject directory
client/server network
ARPANET
29. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
dial-up connection
consumer to consumer
wiki
keyword
30. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
business-to-business (B2B)
home page
internet backbone
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
31. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
social bookmarking
Internet
aircard
podcast
32. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
podcast
streaming audio
social bookmark (tag)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
33. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
streaming audio
.mil
satellite Internet
podcast
34. 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
client/server network
large-scale networking (LSN)
aggregator
keyword
35. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
web server
client/server network
cable
hyperlink
36. A location on the Web.
aircard
Web site
Firefox
newsgroup
37. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Satellite
spider
256 Kbps or more
e-commerce (electric commerce)
38. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Web server
False
chat room
path (subdirectory)
39. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
e-mail client
Internet
web server
False
40. A social networking service
Web server
Facebook
hyperlink
spider
41. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
Internet Protocol (IP)
podcast
False
Internet
42. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
aggregator
subject directory
video log
Web 2.0
43. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
streaming video
network interface card (NIC)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Internet Protocol (IP)
44. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
home page
subject directory
Adobe Reader
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
45. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
social bookmarking
netiquette
Facebook
46. 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.
email clients
multiplayer online game
asterisk
spider
47. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
Internet
aggregator
domain name
48. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
server
data transfer rate
satellite Internet
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
49. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Internet Protocol (IP)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Web browser (browser)
50. 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
wiki
dial-up connection
satellite Internet