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






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






3. Largest computer network in the world






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






5. A location on the Web.






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






7. 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.






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






9. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).






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






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






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






13. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.






14. The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a Web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.






15. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






16. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.






17. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






24. Also known as tagging






25. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat






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






27. 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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.






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






36. 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 -






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






47. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.






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






49. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






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