IT Vocab 5

Question 1

A method of transmitting and receiving data (especially video and audio information) over a network as a steady, continuous flow, allowing playback while the data is being transferred

Answer 1

Streaming

Question 2

A streaming method that allows users to select and watch or listen to video or audio when they choose, rather than at a scheduled broadcast time

Answer 2

On-demand streaming

Question 3

A technology that allows computers, smartphones, and other devices to communicate on a wireless network

Answer 3

Wi-Fi

Question 4

A private network, usually hidden from the internet and protected by a security device, that uses the same technologies that are used on the internet and may or may not be connected to the internet

Answer 4

Intranet

Question 5

A web-based technology to distribute information and encourage people to connect with others who share a common interest. Examples of social media platforms are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram

Answer 5

Social Media Platform

Question 6

Resources such as original speeches, letters, poems, laws, scientific fieldwork, and artwork

Answer 6

Primary Source

Question 7

A programming language that web pages use to display content through web browsers

Answer 7

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Question 8

Resources such as articles or books that review, analyze, or describe primary sources

Answer 8

Secondary Source

Question 9

A streaming method that transmits data in real time as it is created

Answer 9

Live Streaming

Question 10

A cloud computing service that remotely maintains, manages, and backs up data and makes that data available to users over a network

Answer 10

Cloud Storage

Question 11

The pre-loading of data from a stream into memory to help avoid interruptions while waiting for data that is received in bursts

Answer 11

Buffering

Question 12

A system and set of rules that associates domain names (such as web servers) with unique IP addresses so that users can find and use network resources by an easily readable name instead of by IP address

Answer 12

Domain System Name (DNS)

Question 13

Short for World Wide Web, the digital content that is delivered over the internet, usually through a web browser

Answer 13

The Web

Question 14

An application for accessing information on the World Wide Web

Answer 14

Web Browser

Question 15

A search of the World Wide Web using a web browser, often done by visiting a webs search engine site such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo

Answer 15

Web Search

Question 16

The reference or address to a resource on the Internet. Example: http://www.testout.com

Answer 16

Universal Resource Locator (URL)

Question 17

A set of rules that facilitates internet communication

Answer 17

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP-IP)

Question 18

A set of rules that govern the transfer of web content between computers

Answer 18

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Question 19

A technology that sends voice phone calls using the TCP/IP protocol over digital data lines

Answer 19

Voice over IP (VoIP)

Question 20

A company that provides individuals and businesses access to the internet and other related services

Answer 20

Internet Service Providers (ISP)

Question 21

The use of remote services hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data

Answer 21

Cloud Computing

Question 22

An internetwork, or a connection between networks

Answer 22

Internet

Question 23

Books or articles written by experts who have credentials in a particular field of study

Answer 23

Academic Source

Question 24

A set of rules that govern the transfer of files between computers

Answer 24

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Question 25

A numerical label that is assigned to devices so they can connect and communicate on a network

Answer 25

IP Address

Question 26

A computing concept that describes the network of physical devices and everyday devices (including refrigerators, thermostats, streetlights, and environmental tracking system) that communicate with the internet

Answer 26

Internet of Things (IoT)