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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






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. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






11. 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






12. 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.)






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






14. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site






15. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Also known as tagging






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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.)






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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 -






40. 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.






41. The 's' at the end of https






42. (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.






43. 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






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






45. The three parts of a search engine?






46. A popular open source browser software






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






48. A social networking service






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






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