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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






8. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






18. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






19. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






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






29. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.






30. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. A location on the Web.






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






38. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.






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






40. A social networking service






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






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






43. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






49. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.






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