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INternet
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Internet
Worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals. Also called the Net. |
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World Wide Web
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World Wide Web
Worldwide collection of electronic documents. See also Web. |
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ARPANET
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ARPANET
Network developed by the Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) that linked scientific and academic researchers across the United States |
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Host/server
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host
Any computer that provides services and connections to other computers on a network. |
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W3C
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World Wide web consortium oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet
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Access Provider
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access provider
Business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee. |
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ISP
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SP (Internet service provider)
Regional or national Internet access provider. |
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OSP
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Online service provider, features instant messaging and many custimizations version of the web
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Internet backbone
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Major carriers of network trafficing
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IP Adress
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A # that uniquely identifies each computers or device connected to the internet
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domain name
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Text version of a IP adress
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TLD
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Top level domain, is the last section of the domain name
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WWW
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World wide web, widely used service on the internet, collection of documents
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Web site
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collection of related web pages
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Web server
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computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer
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Web 2.0
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Shares personal info, modify websites, and have application software
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Web BRowser
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application software that allows a user to access a webpage
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Home page
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first page a website displays
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Downloading
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process computer recieveing info from a server on the internet
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URL
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Uniform Resource Location, Web pages unique address
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LInk/hyperlink
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Built in connection to another related webpage part of that web page
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Search engine
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programs that find web sites, images, media that relates to a topic
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subject directory
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classifies web pages in a organized set of catagories or groups
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multi media
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any application that combines text with graphics
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graphic
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digital representation of a non text item
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JPEG
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Joint Photo expert group, format that compresses to a smaller file size
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GIF
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Graphics InterChange Format, better used for graphics with less colors
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thumbnail
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small version of a larger graphic
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animation
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appearance of motion erected by displaying a series of still images in sequence
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Streaming
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process of transmitting data on a continuous flow
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podcast
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recorded audio that can be downloaded from a website
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virtual reality
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use of computers to stimulate A real enviorment in 3D
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PLUG INS
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program that extends the compatibility of a browser
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email
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is the transmission of messages and files through a computer network
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user name
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a unique combination of numbers and characters that identify a specific user
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mailing list
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also called email list or distributer list is a group of email addresses and names given a single name
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instant messaging
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a real time internet communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online and allows you to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room with them
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chat
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a real time typed conversation that takes place on a computer
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chat room
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a loction on the internet server that permits users to chat with each other
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VoIP
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voice over IP or internet protocol, also called internet telephone allows users to speak to users over the internet
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FTP
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file transfer protocol, an internet standard that permits the process of file uploading and downloading with other computers on the internet
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netiquette
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short for computer ettiquette is a code of conduct between users should ffollow while on the internet
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emoticon
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used to express emotion, popular ones include smiles frown indifference and undecided
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spam
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unsolicited email message or news groups posting sent to many recipients at once
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flame
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abusive or insulting messages sent using the internet
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