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






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






9. A protocol for sending data between computers on the Internet.






10. 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 -






11. 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.






12. A location on the Web.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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)






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






48. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.






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






50. 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.