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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






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






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






13. E-mail communications are private. True or False.






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






15. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate - view - and navigate the Web.






30. A social networking service






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. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






33. 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.






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






35. (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.






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






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






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






39. The three parts of a search engine?






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






41. Also known as tagging






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. A location on the Web.






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






48. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers






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






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