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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A weblog is a personal log or journal posted on the web.






8. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






10. Largest computer network in the world






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






12. The main or opening page of a Web site.






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. 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. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






16. 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 -






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






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






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






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






21. A popular open source browser software






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






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






24. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






30. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






31. 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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






44. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






47. 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






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






49. A location on the Web.






50. 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.