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






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. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.






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






5. 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.






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






7. Also known as tagging






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






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






10. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






12. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






13. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






14. 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.






15. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.






16. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






17. 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.)






18. A social networking service






19. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






20. The three parts of a search engine?






21. A location on the Web.






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






32. The 's' at the end of https






33. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.






34. 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.






35. 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






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






37. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






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






43. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.






44. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.






45. 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.






46. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.






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






48. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






49. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.






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