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






2. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






4. 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.






5. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






6. 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)






7. 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.






8. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path






9. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.






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






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






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






13. A type of Web site that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding - removing - or editing the content.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. The three parts of a search engine?






19. 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.)






20. A device that converts (modulates) the digital signals the computer understands to analog signals that can travel over phone lines. The computer on the other end also must have a modem to translate (demodulate) the received analog signal back to a di






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






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






23. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






24. Largest computer network in the world






25. 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






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






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






28. Also known as tagging






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






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






31. 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 -






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






33. A popular open source browser software






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






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






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






37. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.






38. 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.






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






40. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.






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






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






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






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






45. A social networking service






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






47. 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






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






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






50. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.