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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. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






2. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. A popular open source browser software






11. A location on the Web.






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






13. (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.






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






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






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






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






18. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






21. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






23. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.






24. 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.






25. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






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






28. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office






29. 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






30. 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






31. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






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






33. The 's' at the end of https






34. 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)






35. The three parts of a search engine?






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






37. 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.






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






39. A social networking service






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






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






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






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






44. Largest computer network in the world






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.