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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 means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.






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






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






4. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






7. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.






8. The three parts of a search engine?






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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.)






15. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.






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






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






18. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.






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






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






21. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.






22. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






24. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






33. 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.






34. 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






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






36. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.






37. 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.






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






39. 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






40. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






46. 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.)






47. 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






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






49. 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)






50. (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.