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Technology In Action
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it-skills
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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. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
Boolean operator
blog
e-mail (electronic mail)
network interface card (NIC)
2. A device that enables users to have wireless Internet access with mobile devices such as PDAs and notebooks.
1.5
podcast
aircard
hyperlink
3. 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
IP address
multiplayer online game
internet backbone
podcast
4. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
hyperlink
256 Kbps or more
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
7
5. The 's' at the end of https
digital subscriber line (DSL)
web server
secure sockets layer
e-commerce (electric commerce)
6. Largest computer network in the world
plug-in (player)
Internet
.mil
top-level domain (TLD)
7. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
1.5
social bookmark (tag)
Internet backbone
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
8. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
top-level domain (TLD)
Web 2.0
web browser
wiki
9. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
podcast
True
keyword
e-mail client
10. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
Internet Protocol (IP)
streaming video
instant messaging (IM)
web server
11. A __________ is a structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and sub topics.
client
multimedia
subject directory
video log
12. The broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. Unlike a podcast - a webcast is not updated automatically.
webcast
social networking
video log (vlog or video blog)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
13. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
e-mail (electronic mail)
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
large-scale networking (LSN)
Web site
14. Walmart.com is an example of this type of web site
business to consumer
internet backbone
newsgroup
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
15. 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
bookmark
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
internet backbone
16. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.
Internet Protocol (IP)
social bookmarking
multimedia
subject directory
17. 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.
keyword
dial-up connection
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Web server
18. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Internet backbone
subject directory
podcast
Satellite
19. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
breadcrumb list
domain name
broadband
business-to-business (B2B)
20. 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.
chat room
wiki
client/server network
spider
21. A location on the Web.
live bookmark
Web site
True
web server
22. 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
aggregator
True
256 Kbps or more
social bookmarking
23. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
server
asterisk
1.5
cable
24. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
True
top-level domain (TLD)
1.5
blog
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.
breadcrumb list
internet backbone
social bookmarking
social networking
26. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
Internet backbone
podcast
business-to-business (B2B)
IP address
27. An XML-based format that allows frequent updates of content on the World Wide Web.
RSS
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
host
wiki
28. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
web server
video log (vlog or video blog)
search engine
spider
29. A social networking service
IP address
Facebook
dial-up connection
newsgroup
30. 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.
social bookmarking
search engine
True
internet backbone
31. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
social networking
consumer to consumer
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
Boolean operator
32. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
e-mail (electronic mail)
Internet Protocol (IP)
top-level domain (TLD)
plug-in (player)
33. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
flash player
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
internet backbone
Facebook
34. A connection to the Internet using a standard telephone line.
instant messaging (IM)
keyword
dial-up connection
home page
35. A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network (such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).
cable
broadband
client
path (subdirectory)
36. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
podcast
IP address
ARPANET
Adobe Reader
37. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
domain name
home page
internet backbone
Boolean operator
38. 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
web server
False
wiki
large-scale networking (LSN)
39. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
podcast
True
multiplayer online game
business to consumer
40. A personal journal that uses video as the primary content - and the most popular of these is YouTube
Internet
breadcrumb trail
video log
Internet backbone
41. The main or opening page of a Web site.
email clients
home page
business to consumer
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
42. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
multiplayer online game
live bookmark
43. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet
hyperlink
False
Internet backbone
44. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
multiplayer online game
7
e-mail client
video log (vlog or video blog)
45. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Web browser (browser)
Web site
social networking
46. Devices that fit either into a USB port or a special slot on the side of a notebook.
Web site
path (subdirectory)
Express card slot (PC card slot)
streaming video
47. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
broadband
multimedia
flash player
email clients
48. The information after the slash indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the Web site.
True
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
path (subdirectory)
Web browser (browser)
49. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
video log
podcast
Facebook
cable
50. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
IP address
Web browser (browser)
business-to-business (B2B)
.mil