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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. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.






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






3. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.






4. 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






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.






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






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






8. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.






9. Largest computer network in the world






10. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________






11. 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.






12. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






13. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






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






15. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






16. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.






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






18. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






19. 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.






20. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content






21. A social networking service






22. The 's' at the end of https






23. 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.)






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






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






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






27. A location on the Web.






28. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






29. (1) A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.






30. 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.)






31. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






32. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






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






44. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






47. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.






48. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






49. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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