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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.






10. 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.






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






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






13. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






15. 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.






16. A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.






17. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






18. 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 -






19. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






20. A social networking service






21. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






31. A popular open source browser software






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






33. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. The 's' at the end of https






42. A location on the Web.






43. 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.






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






45. 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.)






46. 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.)






47. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.






48. 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






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






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