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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.)






2. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






3. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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 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.






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






7. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






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






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






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






11. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube






12. The three parts of a search engine?






13. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






17. A popular open source browser software






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. A social networking service






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






26. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web






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






33. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






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






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






36. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.






37. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.






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






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






50. 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.)