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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Also known as tagging






2. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






3. A social networking service






4. A way to connect to the Internet using a small satellite dish - which is placed outside the home and is connected to a computer with coaxial cable. The satellite company then sends the data to a satellite orbiting the Earth. The satellite - in turn -






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






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






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






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






9. The three parts of a search engine?






10. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






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






12. 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






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






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.






15. (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.






16. 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






17. 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






18. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






20. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






24. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






25. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. A method of communication - similar to a discussion group or forum - in which people create threads - or conversations. In a thread - a newsgroup member will post messages and read and reply to messages from other members of the newsgroup.






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






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






49. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






50. The 's' at the end of https