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Technology In Action

Subjects : it-skills, literacy
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1. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






6. The maximum speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. A social networking service






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Largest computer network in the world






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Measurement of how fast data travels between computers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 popular open source browser software






38. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.






39. Also known as tagging






40. 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.






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






42. E-commerce transactions between businesses.






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






44. The 's' at the end of https






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






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






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






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






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






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







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