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today approximately how many people connect to the internet?
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1/2 billion
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web, email, newsgroups, message boards, mailing lists, chat rooms, and instant messaging are all?
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internet services
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internet roots which allow scientists to work togther
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ARPANET
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any computer that provides services to other computers on a network
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host
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today approximately how many hosts are on the internet?
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150 million
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oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet
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World wide web consortium (W3C)
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how many organizations are members of (W3C)?
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more than 500
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technologies that provide higher speed internet connections using copper telephone lines
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DSL and ISDN
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DSL stands for
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Digital subscriber line
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ISDN stands for?
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Intergrated services digital network
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a regional or national access provider
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(ISP) internet service provider
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earth link is an example of?
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internet service provider
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has many members only features ex: AOL and MSN
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(OSP) online service provider
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company that provides wireless internet access to users with wireless modems or web-enabled mobile devices
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(WISP) wireless internet sevice provider
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AT&T wireless and verizon wireless are examples of?
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(WISP) wireless internet service providers
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several main transmission media which carry the heaviest amount of traffic on the internet
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internet backbone
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a number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the internet
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(IP) internet protocol address
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4 groups of numbers, seperated by a period
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IP address
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Ist group of numbers in an IP addres identifies
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network
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Last group of numbers in a IP address identifies
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individual computer
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text version of one or more IP addresses
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domain name
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com portion of a domain that identifies type or organization associated with the domain
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top-level domain
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outside the US top level domains include
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country code
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top level domain- com stands for
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commercial organizations, businesses and companies
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top level domain- edu stands for
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educational organizations
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top level domain- gov stands for
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government agencies
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top level domain mil stands for
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military organizations
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top level domain- net stands for
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network providers
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top level domain- org stands for
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nonprofit organizations
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newer top level domain- museum stands for
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accredited museums
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newer top level domain- biz stands for
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businesses
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newer top level domain- info stands for
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business organizations, or individuals providing general information
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newer top level domain- name stands for
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individuals or families
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newer top level domain- pro stands for
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proffesional certified doctors, lawyers, and accountants
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newer top level domain- aero stands for
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aviation community members
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newer top level domain- coop stands for
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credit unions and rural electric co-ops
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websites are stored on
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web servers
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application software that allows users to access and view web pages
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web browser/browser
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internet explorer, netscape, and mozilla are examples of?
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web browsers
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the process of a computer receiving information, such as web pages, from a server on the internet
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downloading
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web page's unique address
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(URL) uniform resouce locator
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(URL) uniform resource locator is another name for?
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web address
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is a set of rules that defines how pages transfer on the web
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(http) hypertext transfer protocol
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http stands for
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hypertext transfer protocol
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delivers requested web pages to your computer
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web server
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built-in connection to another related web page or part of a web page
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hyperlink (link)
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using links to explore the web
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surfing the web
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web site that offers a variety of internet services from a single convienent location
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portal
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web site that contains content that describes a cause, opinion, or idea
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advocacy
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refers to any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality
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multimedia
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graphic format that compresses graphics to reduce file size, but maintain quality
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JPEG
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another graphic format that compresses to reduce file size other than JPEG
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GIF
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small version of a larger graphic
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thumbnail
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reduces audio file to about 1/10 the size while preserving much of the quality
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MP3
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the process of transferring data in a continous even flow
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streaming
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streaming audio, view longer or live video images as they download to your computer
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(MPEG) moving pictures experts group
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use of computers to stimulate a real or imagined environment that appears as a three-dimensional space
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virtual reality (VR)
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a program that extends the capability of a browser
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plug-in
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acrobat reader, flash player, quick time and real one player are examples of
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plug-in
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is the business transaction that occurs over an electronic network, such as the internet
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e-commerce
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shopping, investing, and banking are examples of
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e-commerce
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combination of a user name and a domain name
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email address
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holds messages in your mailbox until you use your e-mail
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incoming mail server
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is an internet standard that permits the process of file uploading and downloading (transferring) with other computers on the internet
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(FTP) file transfer protocol
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process of transferring documents graphics, and other objects from your computer to a server on the internet
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uploading
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an online area in which users have written discussions about a particular subject
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news group
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to participate in a news group you use a program called a
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news reader
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web- based discussion group
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message board
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to start a chat session you need to connect to a
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chat server
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the development and maintenance of web pages
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web publishing
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how many steps of web publishing?
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five
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step one of web publishing is
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plan a web site
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step two of web publishing is
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analyze and design a web site
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step 3 of web publishing is
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create a web site
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step 4 of web publishing is
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deploy a web site
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step 5 of web publishing is
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maintain a web site
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