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31 Cards in this Set
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Internet
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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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Worldwide collection of electronic documents. See also Web.
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ARPANET
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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
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Any computer that provides services and connections to other computers on a network.
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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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Consortium of nearly 400 organizations from around the world that oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet.
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access provider
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Business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet free or for a fee.
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ISP (Internet service provider
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Regional or national Internet access provider.
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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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Consortium of nearly 400 organizations from around the world that oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet.
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online service provider (OSP)
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Company that provides internet access as well as many members-only features.
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Internet backbone
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Major carriers of network traffic on the Internet.
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IP address
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A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet. See also Internet Protocol address.
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top-level domain
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Identifies the type of organization associated with the domain.
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domain name
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Text version of an IP address.
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WWW
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Worldwide collection of electronic documents. Also called the Web or World Wide Web.
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Web site
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Collection of related Web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server.
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Web server
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Computer that delivers requested Web pages to a computer.
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Web 2.0
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Term used to refer to Web sites that provide a means for users to share personal information, allow users to modify Web site content, and have application software built into the site for visitors to use.
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Web browser
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Application software that allows users to access and view Web pages. Also called a browser.
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home page
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First page that a Web site displays.
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downloading
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Process of a computer receiving information, such as a Web page, from a server on the Internet.
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URL
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Unique address for a Web page. See also Uniform Resource Locator or Web address.
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hyperlink
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Built-in connection to another related Web page or part of a Web page.
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search engine
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Program that finds Web sites, Web pages, images, videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic.
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subject directory
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Search tool that classifies Web pages in an organized set of categories and subcategories
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multimedia
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Any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality.
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graphic
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Digital representation of nontext information such as a drawing, chart, or photo. See also graphical image.
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JPEG
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Format that compresses graphics to reduce their file size.
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GIF
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Graphics format that uses compression techniques to reduce file sizes
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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 created by displaying a series of still images in sequence.
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Streaming
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Process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow.
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