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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
client
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Facebook
2. Also known as tagging
streaming video
Adobe Reader
social bookmarking
path (subdirectory)
3. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
subject directory
Express card slot (PC card slot)
social networking
host
4. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers
data transfer rate
Facebook
instant messaging (IM)
hyperlink
5. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
video log (vlog or video blog)
live bookmark
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
podcast
6. (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.
keyword
modem
e-mail client
flash player
7. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
business-to-consumer (B2C)
plug-in (player)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
multimedia
8. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
false
dial-up modem
Web site
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
9. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
netiquette
business to consumer
multiplayer online game
10. E-mail communications are private. True or False.
Adobe Reader
streaming audio
domain name
False
11. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
wiki
podcast
Express card slot (PC card slot)
Firefox
12. A social networking service
aggregator
web server
Facebook
broadband
13. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
Favorites
host
e-mail client
RSS
14. 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
web browser
Adobe Reader
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
15. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
Adobe Reader
webcast
Internet backbone
wiki
16. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
256 Kbps or more
business-to-business (B2B)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
dial-up modem
17. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
podcast
.mil
Web browser (browser)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
18. 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)
breadcrumb list
domain name
multimedia
e-commerce (electric commerce)
19. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
modem
metasearch engine
Firefox
RSS
20. 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
True
ARPANET
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
21. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
Internet Protocol (IP)
e-mail (electronic mail)
path (subdirectory)
blog
22. A location on the Web.
network interface card (NIC)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Web site
streaming video
23. 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.
7
satellite Internet
spider
Facebook
24. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
Boolean operator
modem
hyperlink
dial-up connection
25. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
newsgroup
broadband
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Adobe Reader
26. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
internet backbone
Internet Protocol (IP)
breadcrumb trail
social bookmark (tag)
27. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
metasearch engine
dial-up modem
e-mail client
ARPANET
28. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
home page
Boolean operator
IP address
29. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
IP address
social networking
social bookmarking
live bookmark
30. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
network interface card (NIC)
web browser
top-level domain (TLD)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
31. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
1.5
social bookmarking
32. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
client/server network
business-to-consumer (B2C)
subject directory
podcast
33. Largest computer network in the world
Internet
chat room
client
Web server
34. 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.)
data transfer rate
Favorites
live bookmark
True
35. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
False
Boolean operator
Internet
business-to-consumer (B2C)
36. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
internet backbone
video log
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
netiquette
37. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
consumer to consumer
subject directory
ARPANET
38. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
breadcrumb trail
web browser
satellite Internet
spider
39. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
subject directory
search engine
e-mail (electronic mail)
Favorites
40. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
False
blog
IP address
broadband
41. The main or opening page of a Web site.
Adobe Reader
256 Kbps or more
Web server
home page
42. 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)
netiquette
wiki
podcast
43. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
Internet
home page
social bookmark (tag)
44. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
business to consumer
streaming video
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
ARPANET
45. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.
aggregator
top-level domain (TLD)
blog
cable
46. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
email clients
business to consumer
spider
business-to-business (B2B)
47. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
Internet
aggregator
Adobe Reader
48. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
consumer to consumer
business-to-business (B2B)
home page
ARPANET
49. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
ARPANET
True
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
path (subdirectory)
50. The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given Web site. For example - berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley - which maintains that site.
host
Facebook
server
breadcrumb list