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Technology In Action
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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.
wiki
top-level domain (TLD)
Adobe Reader
spider
2. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
breadcrumb trail
video log
e-mail (electronic mail)
256 Kbps or more
3. A network of networks that is the largest network in the world - connecting millions of computers from more than one hundred countries.
webcast
Internet
chat room
internet backbone
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).
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
data transfer rate
client
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5. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
Boolean operator
netiquette
Facebook
subject directory
6. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
broadband
breadcrumb trail
host
social networking
7. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
spider
Internet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Boolean operator
8. A type of connection that uses telephone lines to connect to the Internet and that allows both phone and data transmissions to share the same line.
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
business-to-business (B2B)
metasearch engine
digital subscriber line (DSL)
9. 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
streaming video
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
multiplayer online game
large-scale networking (LSN)
10. Ebay is an example fo this type of web site
business to consumer
consumer to consumer
keyword
breadcrumb trail
11. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
streaming video
e-mail (electronic mail)
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
12. 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.)
podcast
domain name
Favorites
social networking
13. Technology that enables audio files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download an entire file before listening.
streaming audio
podcast
server
aircard
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.
podcast
newsgroup
Favorites
streaming audio
15. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
path (subdirectory)
server
keyword
cable
16. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
metasearch engine
Favorites
Boolean operator
netiquette
17. A location on the Web.
Web site
chat room
Facebook
Web 2.0
18. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
breadcrumb trail
spider
email clients
aircard
19. A means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
secure sockets layer
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
video log
20. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
multiplayer online game
.mil
asterisk
Web site
21. 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
asterisk
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
256 Kbps or more
dial-up modem
22. Also known as tagging
social bookmarking
breadcrumb list
client
Firefox
23. The first 'internet' was a U.S. government-funded 'internet working' project named __________.
Internet
flash player
ARPANET
256 Kbps or more
24. __________ is an XML-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on Web pages.
satellite Internet
RSS
webcast
True
25. E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.
RSS
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Web browser (browser)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
26. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
Web browser (browser)
live bookmark
1.5
True
27. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
modem
True
social networking
email clients
28. An area on the Web where people come together to communicate online. The conversations are in real time and are visible to everyone in the chat room.
multiplayer online game
email clients
video log (vlog or video blog)
chat room
29. A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches - the words AND - NOT - and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.
Web browser (browser)
search engine
false
Boolean operator
30. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
breadcrumb trail
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
spider
IP address
31. A small software program that 'plugs in' to a Web browser to enable a specific function
satellite Internet
modem
plug-in (player)
host
32. An expansion card that enables a computer to connect other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed Internet connection.
streaming audio
false
network interface card (NIC)
podcast
33. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
newsgroup
dial-up connection
1.5
social networking
34. The three parts of a search engine?
IP address
breadcrumb list
top-level domain (TLD)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
35. A network - consisting of client and server computers - in which the clients make requests of the server and the server returns the response.
client/server network
internet backbone
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
domain name
36. The main or opening page of a Web site.
home page
social bookmarking
blog
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
37. All the following are parts of a URL EXCEPT __________. hyperlink; protocol; domain name; path
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
hyperlink
network interface card (NIC)
aircard
38. The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
dial-up connection
Satellite
Internet backbone
home page
39. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
podcast
web server
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
false
40. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
multimedia
Firefox
IP address
Web server
41. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
Adobe Reader
Internet
search engine
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
42. A high-speed Internet connection such as cable - satellite - or digital subscriber line (DSL).
True
bookmark
broadband
satellite Internet
43. The 's' at the end of https
e-mail client
hyperlink
satellite Internet
secure sockets layer
44. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
live bookmark
Internet
client
45. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Satellite
Web 2.0
client/server network
Internet Protocol (IP)
46. The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.
data transfer rate
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
Boolean operator
e-commerce (electric commerce)
47. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
client
multimedia
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
48. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
consumer to consumer
aggregator
web browser
breadcrumb trail
49. The suffix - often of three letters - in the domain name (such as .com or .edu) that indicates the kind of organization the host is.
top-level domain (TLD)
chat room
Internet backbone
Web site
50. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
client
search engine
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
streaming video