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Technology In Action
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The maximum speed at which data can be transmitted between two nodes on a network; usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps).
domain name
email clients
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
Satellite
2. A Web site's unique address; an example is microsoft.com.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
video log (vlog or video blog)
false
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
3. 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
email clients
client
large-scale networking (LSN)
aggregator
4. The three parts of a search engine?
live bookmark
satellite Internet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
5. 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)
web browser
satellite Internet
domain name
True
6. E-commerce transactions between businesses.
Web browser (browser)
business-to-business (B2B)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
false
7. Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond.
chat room
256 Kbps or more
business to consumer
e-mail (electronic mail)
8. A plug-in that views and prints Portable Document Format files is __________.
domain name
Adobe Reader
home page
web browser
9. 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
Web server
host
newsgroup
10. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
path (subdirectory)
podcast
Firefox
web browser
11. 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.
host
streaming audio
wiki
social networking
12. Seeing the VeriSign seal is a guarantee that a Web site is secure. True or False
True
e-mail (electronic mail)
secure sockets layer
false
13. A metasearch engine - such as Dogpile - searches other search engines rather than individual Web sites.
home page
metasearch engine
Web 2.0
digital subscriber line (DSL)
14. A gaming environment in which thousands of participants interact in a virtual game world by assuming roles of fictitious characters.
client/server network
massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
chat room
Web browser (browser)
15. A communication device that works to translate digital data into an analog signal and back again.
large-scale networking (LSN)
web server
cable
modem
16. A keyword or term that Internet users assign to a Web resource such as a Web page - digital image - or video.
Web site
live bookmark
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
social bookmark (tag)
17. Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.
business-to-consumer (B2C)
webcast
Web browser (browser)
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
18. Plays animation and movies through Web browsers
Web 2.0
e-mail client
flash player
video log
19. 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
wiki
.mil
network interface card (NIC)
20. A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host Web pages (and other information) and provide requested Web pages to clients.
Web server
podcast
subject directory
domain name
21. Software programs that access your Internet service provider - which acts like an electronic post office
email clients
False
Web browser (browser)
large-scale networking (LSN)
22. A software program that goes out and grabs the latest update of Web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications.
True
Spider - indexer program - and search engine software
aggregator
search engine
23. 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
multiplayer online game
keyword
business-to-consumer (B2C)
client
24. 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.
Internet Protocol (IP)
chat room
spider
Web 2.0
25. A computer that hosts the Web site that is being requested
subject directory
keyword
Express card slot (PC card slot)
web server
26. A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.
web browser
wiki
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Web server
27. Means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information and meet and connect with others of common interest
social networking
data transfer rate (bandwidth)
broadband
internet backbone
28. Top-level domain is reserved for the military
e-mail client
breadcrumb trail
.mil
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
29. Software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the Web
internet backbone
web browser
bookmark
business-to-business (B2B)
30. Technology that enables video files to be fed to a browser continuously. This lets users avoid having to download the entire file before viewing.
streaming video
broadband
search engine
data transfer rate
31. A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.
satellite Internet
host
business to consumer
server
32. A bookmark that delivers updates to you as soon as they become available - using Really Simple Syndication (RSS).
live bookmark
World Wide Web (WWW or the Web)
social bookmark (tag)
Internet Protocol (IP)
33. 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
Fiber-Optic Service (FiOS)
ARPANET
multiplayer online game
internet backbone
34. The general rules of etiquette for Internet chat rooms and other online communication.
Internet backbone
plug-in (player)
web server
netiquette
35. A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text - images - and audio.
True
video log (vlog or video blog)
breadcrumb trail
social bookmark (tag)
36. A clip of audio or video content that is broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio and video files such as MP3s and MP4s
podcast
subject directory
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
True
37. A social networking service
consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
wiki
Facebook
home page
38. A location on the Web.
keyword
live bookmark
Web site
large-scale networking (LSN)
39. Which of the following is NOT an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client application? Trillion Pidgin Facebook XChat
network interface card (NIC)
Favorites
Facebook
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
40. A type of broadband Internet connection that uses a television's cable service provider to connect to the Internet.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
cable
netiquette
Express card slot (PC card slot)
41. Anything that involves one or more forms of media plus text.
bookmark
business-to-consumer (B2C)
podcast
multimedia
42. _________ broadband is primarily used in rural or mountain areas where other broadband service is unavailable.
Web site
Satellite
web browser
IP address
43. Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Web 2.0
Web site
false
IP address
44. 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
streaming video
Internet
True
modem
45. Also known as tagging
IP address
social bookmarking
network interface card (NIC)
server
46. 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.
social bookmarking
search engine
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) technology
video log (vlog or video blog)
47. The average speed of DSL is __________ Mbps.
flash player
web browser
network interface card (NIC)
1.5
48. Most browsers now offer tabbed browsing - which allows for convenient navigation.
True
plug-in (player)
.mil
Facebook
49. A popular open source browser software
webcast
secure sockets layer
multiplayer online game
Firefox
50. A _____________ is a list of pages within a Web site that have been visited.
breadcrumb trail
secure sockets layer
e-mail client
multiplayer online game