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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. 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.






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. (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.






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






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






16. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.






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






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






19. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






23. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube






24. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






25. 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.






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.






27. The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given Web site. For example - berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley - which maintains that site.






28. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






30. 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.)






31. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






32. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.






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






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






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






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






37. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






40. A social networking service






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






42. 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)






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






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






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






46. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.






47. 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.






48. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s






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






50. 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.