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Technology In Action
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Subjects
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it-skills
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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 word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
server
.mil
domain name
Boolean operator
2. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Facebook
e-commerce (electric commerce)
bookmark
3. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
256 Kbps or more
search engine
podcast
4. 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.
Web browser (browser)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
breadcrumb list
cable
5. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
False
Internet
subject directory
podcast
6. The main or opening page of a Web site.
internet backbone
aircard
home page
True
7. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
internet backbone
Internet backbone
business-to-consumer (B2C)
dial-up modem
8. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
business-to-business (B2B)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
consumer to consumer
domain name
9. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
multiplayer online game
broadband
plug-in (player)
web server
10. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
spider
IP address
True
email clients
11. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
True
flash player
Internet
social bookmark (tag)
12. Also known as tagging
path (subdirectory)
web server
social bookmarking
large-scale networking (LSN)
13. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
1.5
subject directory
podcast
netiquette
14. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
internet backbone
business-to-consumer (B2C)
False
15. The 's' at the end of https
ARPANET
hyperlink
top-level domain (TLD)
secure sockets layer
16. 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
large-scale networking (LSN)
satellite Internet
Firefox
e-commerce (electric commerce)
17. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
social bookmarking
True
subject directory
path (subdirectory)
18. A location on the Web.
7
e-mail client
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Web site
19. A social networking service
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Facebook
home page
20. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
False
web browser
video log
21. 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
digital subscriber line (DSL)
internet backbone
multiplayer online game
1.5
22. 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
host
streaming video
email clients
multiplayer online game
23. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Facebook
1.5
social networking
Web site
24. 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.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
hyperlink
false
social bookmarking
25. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
False
RSS
web browser
streaming audio
26. (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.
Web browser (browser)
web browser
keyword
social bookmark (tag)
27. 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.
streaming video
podcast
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
spider
28. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
multiplayer online game
social networking
aircard
web server
29. A popular open source browser software
IP address
e-mail (electronic mail)
Firefox
video log (vlog or video blog)
30. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
True
web browser
instant messaging (IM)
streaming video
31. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
7
dial-up connection
e-commerce (electric commerce)
client
32. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
social bookmark (tag)
Web 2.0
business-to-consumer (B2C)
33. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
Adobe Reader
multiplayer online game
business-to-business (B2B)
podcast
34. The three parts of a search engine?
path (subdirectory)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
web server
instant messaging (IM)
35. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
e-mail client
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
e-mail (electronic mail)
36. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Web site
video log
7
37. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
business-to-business (B2B)
256 Kbps or more
multiplayer online game
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
38. 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.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
social networking
streaming audio
plug-in (player)
39. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
keyword
subject directory
hyperlink
hyperlink
40. 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.)
Favorites
Firefox
e-mail (electronic mail)
chat room
41. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
broadband
e-mail (electronic mail)
Internet backbone
42. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
live bookmark
Web browser (browser)
newsgroup
43. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
flash player
IP address
e-mail (electronic mail)
internet backbone
44. 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
keyword
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
wiki
social networking
45. 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.
email clients
flash player
Satellite
search engine
46. 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)
subject directory
podcast
wiki
47. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
secure sockets layer
asterisk
chat room
wiki
48. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
web browser
streaming video
keyword
email clients
49. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
e-mail (electronic mail)
wiki
business to consumer
50. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
podcast
business to consumer
256 Kbps or more