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






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






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






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






5. (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.






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.






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






8. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






10. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site






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






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






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






23. Top-level domain is reserved for the military






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.






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.)






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.)






37. 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.






38. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. The three parts of a search engine?






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






46. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.






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






48. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest






49. 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.






50. Also known as tagging