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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
hyperlink
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
2. 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.
.mil
social networking
False
Web 2.0
3. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
Facebook
breadcrumb trail
breadcrumb list
e-mail client
4. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
RSS
Internet backbone
podcast
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
5. 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
social bookmarking
dial-up modem
flash player
multimedia
6. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
video log (vlog or video blog)
cable
top-level domain (TLD)
7. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Internet Protocol (IP)
secure sockets layer
modem
8. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
newsgroup
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
9. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
multiplayer online game
social networking
cable
10. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
Express card slot (PC card slot)
multiplayer online game
streaming audio
social bookmark (tag)
11. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
host
dial-up connection
path (subdirectory)
aircard
12. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
Favorites
top-level domain (TLD)
flash player
plug-in (player)
13. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
Facebook
bookmark
Internet
home page
14. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
hyperlink
instant messaging (IM)
modem
7
15. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
wiki
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
client/server network
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
16. A social networking service
aggregator
Facebook
streaming video
host
17. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
multimedia
Internet Protocol (IP)
RSS
business-to-business (B2B)
18. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
e-mail client
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
server
streaming video
19. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
keyword
Boolean operator
video log (vlog or video blog)
asterisk
20. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
asterisk
live bookmark
business-to-business (B2B)
Satellite
21. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
spider
Facebook
1.5
multiplayer online game
22. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
.mil
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
e-mail (electronic mail)
subject directory
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.)
Web 2.0
Facebook
Express card slot (PC card slot)
bookmark
24. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
business-to-consumer (B2C)
wiki
Internet
breadcrumb list
25. A part of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Domain names consist of two parts: the site's host and a suffix that indicates the type of organization. (Example: popsci.com)
Adobe Reader
domain name
dial-up modem
multimedia
26. 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.
internet backbone
plug-in (player)
256 Kbps or more
search engine
27. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
wiki
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Web site
multiplayer online game
28. 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.
Satellite
newsgroup
subject directory
aggregator
29. A type of connection that uses telephone lines to connect to the Internet and that allows both phone and data transmissions to share the same line.
network interface card (NIC)
consumer to consumer
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
30. The 's' at the end of https
streaming audio
hyperlink
large-scale networking (LSN)
secure sockets layer
31. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
consumer to consumer
business-to-business (B2B)
podcast
256 Kbps or more
32. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
dial-up connection
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
host
netiquette
33. 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
False
True
business to consumer
satellite Internet
34. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Favorites
video log
35. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
secure sockets layer
ARPANET
7
false
36. Largest computer network in the world
false
Internet
aggregator
hyperlink
37. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
data transfer rate
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
asterisk
38. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
business-to-business (B2B)
True
Internet backbone
breadcrumb trail
39. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
hyperlink
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
e-mail (electronic mail)
client
40. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
large-scale networking (LSN)
web browser
Internet
Facebook
41. (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.
Internet
e-commerce (electric commerce)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
keyword
42. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
7
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Web 2.0
Internet
43. 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
Favorites
social bookmark (tag)
Adobe Reader
44. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
data transfer rate
video log (vlog or video blog)
True
45. The main or opening page of a Web site.
Favorites
aggregator
home page
host
46. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
top-level domain (TLD)
Web browser (browser)
business to consumer
satellite Internet
47. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Web server
Internet Protocol (IP)
False
Web site
48. The three parts of a search engine?
Web browser (browser)
e-mail (electronic mail)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
1.5
49. A location on the Web.
subject directory
network interface card (NIC)
Web site
server
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
business to consumer
Facebook
cable
large-scale networking (LSN)