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Technology In Action
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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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1. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
Web browser (browser)
streaming audio
satellite Internet
metasearch engine
2. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
1.5
internet backbone
podcast
domain name
3. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
video log
data transfer rate
live bookmark
dial-up connection
4. 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.
newsgroup
consumer to consumer
multiplayer online game
business-to-consumer (B2C)
5. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
Web browser (browser)
dial-up connection
Internet backbone
6. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
aircard
hyperlink
video log
7. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.
network interface card (NIC)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Web browser (browser)
podcast
8. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
Internet Protocol (IP)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
business-to-business (B2B)
streaming audio
9. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
home page
email clients
streaming audio
wiki
10. A location on the Web.
e-mail (electronic mail)
path (subdirectory)
breadcrumb trail
Web site
11. 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)
video log (vlog or video blog)
newsgroup
IP address
12. 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.)
newsgroup
Satellite
Favorites
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
13. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
Facebook
Web site
client/server network
Internet backbone
14. 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
live bookmark
multiplayer online game
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
15. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
streaming video
business to consumer
RSS
blog
16. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
search engine
Internet backbone
business-to-business (B2B)
False
17. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
network interface card (NIC)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
netiquette
Satellite
18. 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
podcast
client
Express card slot (PC card slot)
19. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
video log
digital subscriber line (DSL)
social networking
wiki
20. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Facebook
1.5
hyperlink
Web site
21. 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.
Adobe Reader
keyword
spider
social networking
22. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
streaming video
multiplayer online game
Satellite
23. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
flash player
Boolean operator
video log
keyword
24. 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.
social networking
chat room
Firefox
Web site
25. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
breadcrumb list
business to consumer
Web server
Adobe Reader
26. 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 -
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
1.5
.mil
satellite Internet
27. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
spider
subject directory
subject directory
dial-up connection
28. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
breadcrumb trail
server
multimedia
metasearch engine
29. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
Facebook
hyperlink
aggregator
data transfer rate
30. A social networking service
webcast
aggregator
True
Facebook
31. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
business-to-consumer (B2C)
.mil
instant messaging (IM)
32. 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.)
streaming audio
bookmark
Web site
Internet
33. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
newsgroup
netiquette
social bookmark (tag)
chat room
34. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
webcast
plug-in (player)
Web 2.0
multiplayer online game
35. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
subject directory
True
e-mail client
ARPANET
36. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
streaming audio
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
client
Internet
37. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Adobe Reader
Web server
chat room
Internet backbone
38. (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.
e-mail client
newsgroup
Web site
keyword
39. 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
subject directory
hyperlink
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Web server
40. The three parts of a search engine?
True
Firefox
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
ARPANET
41. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
search engine
internet backbone
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
42. A popular open source browser software
multiplayer online game
wiki
subject directory
Firefox
43. The 's' at the end of https
Express card slot (PC card slot)
podcast
Web server
secure sockets layer
44. 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
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
large-scale networking (LSN)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
subject directory
45. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
multimedia
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
subject directory
46. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
client/server network
breadcrumb list
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
47. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
True
web server
Internet
newsgroup
48. The main or opening page of a Web site.
blog
Web site
e-commerce (electric commerce)
home page
49. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
server
data transfer rate
Web browser (browser)
top-level domain (TLD)
50. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
multimedia
multiplayer online game
cable
Internet