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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. The main or opening page of a Web site.






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






3. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






5. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






17. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






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






19. Largest computer network in the world






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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






25. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






26. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






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






33. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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.)






43. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






48. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function






49. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






50. 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