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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Internet backbone
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
webcast
e-commerce (electric commerce)
2. 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.
Facebook
data transfer rate
plug-in (player)
spider
3. 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.
newsgroup
Internet
hyperlink
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
4. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
Web browser (browser)
multimedia
streaming video
metasearch engine
5. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
bookmark
256 Kbps or more
modem
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
6. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
Internet backbone
data transfer rate
social networking
business to consumer
7. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
True
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
multimedia
webcast
8. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
e-mail (electronic mail)
hyperlink
newsgroup
internet backbone
9. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
breadcrumb list
modem
bookmark
10. 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 -
dial-up modem
podcast
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
satellite Internet
11. 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.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
false
satellite Internet
video log
12. A location on the Web.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web site
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
13. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
breadcrumb trail
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
social networking
e-commerce (electric commerce)
14. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
multimedia
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
business to consumer
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
15. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
Boolean operator
Express card slot (PC card slot)
podcast
Adobe Reader
16. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
ARPANET
server
Web 2.0
keyword
17. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
path (subdirectory)
search engine
Web server
bookmark
18. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
Web 2.0
False
web browser
instant messaging (IM)
19. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
breadcrumb trail
home page
Express card slot (PC card slot)
wiki
20. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
Satellite
social bookmark (tag)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
21. 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.
True
Web browser (browser)
chat room
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
22. 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)
Web site
dial-up connection
domain name
social bookmarking
23. 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
client/server network
Web browser (browser)
multiplayer online game
7
24. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
webcast
multiplayer online game
email clients
25. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
social bookmark (tag)
netiquette
modem
plug-in (player)
26. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
modem
multimedia
plug-in (player)
streaming audio
27. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
Internet
email clients
flash player
consumer to consumer
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.
subject directory
IP address
bookmark
newsgroup
29. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
wiki
multiplayer online game
subject directory
Web 2.0
30. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
social networking
host
internet backbone
video log (vlog or video blog)
31. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
dial-up connection
metasearch engine
Facebook
ARPANET
32. 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.
RSS
breadcrumb list
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Web 2.0
33. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
cable
aircard
metasearch engine
video log (vlog or video blog)
34. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
e-mail client
business-to-business (B2B)
bookmark
35. 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.
breadcrumb trail
host
secure sockets layer
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
36. A type of Web site that allows users to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content
Facebook
wiki
spider
host
37. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
client/server network
blog
aggregator
Adobe Reader
38. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
instant messaging (IM)
top-level domain (TLD)
false
video log
39. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
digital subscriber line (DSL)
plug-in (player)
streaming video
blog
40. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
business-to-consumer (B2C)
e-mail client
web browser
client
41. 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)
Adobe Reader
False
digital subscriber line (DSL)
42. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
e-commerce (electric commerce)
blog
live bookmark
data transfer rate
43. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
satellite Internet
1.5
blog
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
44. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
podcast
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
broadband
plug-in (player)
45. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.
instant messaging (IM)
social bookmarking
webcast
satellite Internet
46. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
social networking
e-mail client
keyword
satellite Internet
47. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet backbone
Boolean operator
Internet
data transfer rate
48. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
network interface card (NIC)
path (subdirectory)
social bookmark (tag)
domain name
49. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Internet
Facebook
50. 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.
Satellite
search engine
false
True