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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The main or opening page of a Web site.
home page
True
1.5
aircard
2. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
breadcrumb trail
internet backbone
subject directory
3. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
secure sockets layer
business-to-consumer (B2C)
home page
Facebook
4. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
social networking
breadcrumb list
top-level domain (TLD)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
5. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
blog
business-to-consumer (B2C)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
satellite Internet
6. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
video log (vlog or video blog)
Web server
Internet
1.5
7. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
Internet backbone
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
wiki
e-mail (electronic mail)
8. 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.
subject directory
aircard
search engine
.mil
9. 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.
dial-up modem
digital subscriber line (DSL)
web server
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
10. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
business-to-business (B2B)
host
web server
network interface card (NIC)
11. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
social networking
RSS
ARPANET
Adobe Reader
12. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
live bookmark
multiplayer online game
false
e-mail client
13. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
newsgroup
satellite Internet
Web 2.0
false
14. 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.
broadband
streaming audio
host
spider
15. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
IP address
email clients
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
flash player
16. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
podcast
Satellite
streaming audio
podcast
17. Is a wildcard or placeholder feature that is helpful when you need to search with unknown terms.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
asterisk
top-level domain (TLD)
18. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
256 Kbps or more
modem
hyperlink
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
19. Largest computer network in the world
server
social networking
flash player
Internet
20. To access the Internet - your computer is assigned a unique identification number called a(n) __________
IP address
Web 2.0
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
email clients
21. 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
hyperlink
chat room
keyword
22. A means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends - and meet and connect with others through common interests - experiences - and friends.
subject directory
social networking
Internet
client/server network
23. A structured outline of Web sites organized by topics and subtopics.
Firefox
subject directory
RSS
e-mail (electronic mail)
24. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
False
social networking
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
multiplayer online game
25. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
.mil
social bookmark (tag)
Web browser (browser)
consumer to consumer
26. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Internet
web browser
1.5
video log (vlog or video blog)
27. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
social bookmark (tag)
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
social bookmarking
aggregator
28. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
web browser
hyperlink
multiplayer online game
29. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.
Internet Protocol (IP)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
wiki
social bookmark (tag)
30. 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.)
True
internet backbone
Favorites
server
31. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
search engine
consumer to consumer
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
network interface card (NIC)
32. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
email clients
Internet backbone
network interface card (NIC)
False
33. Also known as tagging
e-mail client
streaming video
ARPANET
social bookmarking
34. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
video log
business to consumer
streaming video
consumer to consumer
35. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
consumer to consumer
cable
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
36. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
email clients
RSS
Internet backbone
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
37. 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
hyperlink
dial-up connection
hyperlink
multiplayer online game
38. A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.
Web 2.0
e-mail client
social networking
domain name
39. E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.com.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
satellite Internet
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
broadband
40. 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
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Favorites
podcast
multiplayer online game
41. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
e-commerce (electric commerce)
dial-up connection
Internet
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
42. 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.)
dial-up modem
bookmark
IP address
ARPANET
43. A social networking service
video log
1.5
Facebook
client/server network
44. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
asterisk
hyperlink
web server
Internet
45. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Internet
aircard
subject directory
46. A broadband connection has a transmission speed of __________.
True
broadband
hyperlink
256 Kbps or more
47. The main pathway used by data traffic on the Internet
False
false
network interface card (NIC)
internet backbone
48. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
Internet
plug-in (player)
newsgroup
web server
49. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
keyword
aircard
email clients
Facebook
50. 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
netiquette
business-to-consumer (B2C)
podcast
large-scale networking (LSN)