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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. The three parts of a search engine?
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
multimedia
Web server
Internet backbone
2. 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
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
server
asterisk
large-scale networking (LSN)
3. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
True
subject directory
asterisk
satellite Internet
4. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
spider
aircard
podcast
web browser
5. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
True
false
digital subscriber line (DSL)
cable
6. 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
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
webcast
hyperlink
True
7. 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.)
server
flash player
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
bookmark
8. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
breadcrumb trail
client
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
secure sockets layer
9. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
home page
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Boolean operator
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
10. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
e-mail client
multimedia
dial-up modem
streaming audio
11. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
Internet
metasearch engine
video log
e-mail client
12. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
streaming video
bookmark
podcast
13. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
True
multiplayer online game
top-level domain (TLD)
Internet
14. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
1.5
video log
multiplayer online game
e-mail (electronic mail)
15. A social networking service
subject directory
Facebook
social bookmarking
1.5
16. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
Firefox
e-commerce (electric commerce)
7
bookmark
17. 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.
consumer to consumer
256 Kbps or more
search engine
broadband
18. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
True
home page
e-commerce (electric commerce)
streaming video
19. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
search engine
dial-up connection
hyperlink
IP address
20. 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)
top-level domain (TLD)
business to consumer
True
domain name
21. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
.mil
data transfer rate
22. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
social bookmark (tag)
breadcrumb list
search engine
streaming audio
23. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
bookmark
blog
multimedia
digital subscriber line (DSL)
24. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
social bookmark (tag)
email clients
search engine
modem
25. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
newsgroup
asterisk
video log
RSS
26. 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.
hyperlink
256 Kbps or more
newsgroup
Firefox
27. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
client
True
streaming audio
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
28. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
breadcrumb trail
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
podcast
29. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
netiquette
business-to-consumer (B2C)
streaming audio
30. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
e-mail client
.mil
metasearch engine
Favorites
31. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
server
live bookmark
modem
secure sockets layer
32. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
dial-up connection
web server
social networking
33. 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.)
multiplayer online game
Favorites
7
Web 2.0
34. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
e-mail (electronic mail)
Web browser (browser)
cable
live bookmark
35. A location on the Web.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Firefox
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Web site
36. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
podcast
keyword
aircard
client/server network
37. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
Internet
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
subject directory
38. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
social bookmark (tag)
Facebook
False
dial-up modem
39. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
search engine
True
ARPANET
Satellite
40. 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 -
False
satellite Internet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
e-commerce (electric commerce)
41. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
blog
cable
instant messaging (IM)
Internet backbone
42. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
bookmark
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
cable
Web 2.0
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.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
social networking
podcast
Satellite
44. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
blog
Web server
1.5
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
45. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
Internet backbone
business-to-consumer (B2C)
path (subdirectory)
bookmark
46. 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
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
cable
RSS
Web site
47. The main or opening page of a Web site.
Web browser (browser)
home page
Facebook
Internet
48. 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.
secure sockets layer
social bookmarking
business to consumer
chat room
49. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
wiki
chat room
path (subdirectory)
RSS
50. 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
multimedia
business to consumer
RSS
multiplayer online game