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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






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






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






4. Also known as tagging






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






6. The three parts of a search engine?






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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 -






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






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






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






15. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. (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.






23. 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.)






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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)






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






41. A location on the Web.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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