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44 Cards in this Set
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Internet
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A worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, gov. agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
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World Wide Web
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A widely used service on the Internet, consists of a worldwide collection of electric documents
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ARPANET
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Consisted of four main computers. Functional Sep 1969, linking scientific and academic researchers across the US
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host/server
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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 consortion) oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet
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Access Provider
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A business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet for free
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ISP
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a regional or national access provider
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OSP
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Has many member-only features such as instant messaging or their own customized web browser
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Internet Backbone
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major carriers of network traffic
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IP Address
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(Internet Protocol address) consists of four groups of numbers
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domain name
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the text version of an IP address
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TLD
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(top-level domain) last section of the domain name
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E-mail
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the transmission of messages and files with a computer network
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user name
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a unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet or numbers
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mailing list
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a group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name
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Instant Messaging (IM)
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a real-time Internet commuications service that notifies you when one or more people are online
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chat
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real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer
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chat room
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a location on an internet server that permits users to chat one another
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VoIP
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(voice over internet protocol) enables users to speak other users over the internet
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FTP
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(file transfer protocol) on Internet Standard that permits the process of file uploading and downloading
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Netiquette
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the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet
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Emoticon
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Expresses Emotion :) :(
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spam
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Internet Junk Mail
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flame
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abusive insulting language over the Internet
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WWW
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(World Wide Web) A widely used service on the Internet, consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents
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Web site
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a 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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a computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer
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Web browser
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application software that allows users to access and view web paces
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Home page
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the first page that a web site displays
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downloading
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the process of a computer as a device receiving information, such as web page, from a server on the internet
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URL
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(uniform resource locator) a unique address that a web page has. Web Address
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link/hyperlink
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a built-in connection to another related web page or part of a web page
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search engine
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a program that finds web sites, web pages, images, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic.
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subject directory
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classifies web pages in an organized set of categories or groups, such as sports or shopping, and related subcategories
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multi-media
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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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(graphical image) a digital representation of non text information such as drawing, chat, or photo
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JPEG
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(joint photographic experts group) a format that compresses graphics to reduce the file size, which means that file takes up less storage space
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GIF
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uses compression techniques to reduce file size
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thumbnail
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a small version of a larger graphic
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animation
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the appearance of motive created by displaying series of stall images and sequences
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streaming
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the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow
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podcast
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recorded audio, usually on MP3 file, stored on a web site that can be downloaded to a computer
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Virtual reality
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the use of computers to simulate a real or imaged enviroment that appears as three dimentional (3D) space
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plug-ins
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a program that extends the capanuilt of a browser
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