Test your basic knowledge |

Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






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






17. 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)






18. 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






19. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






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






21. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






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






23. 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.






24. A popular open source browser software






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






26. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






28. 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






29. 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.)






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






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






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






34. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






35. Largest computer network in the world






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. The main or opening page of a Web site.






45. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested






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






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






48. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.






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






50. 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.