Computer Class--Ch 2

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Access Provider?

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Business that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet free or for a fee.

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Address book?

Back 2

List of email addresses and names stored by a user.

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Animation?

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Appearance of motion created by displaying a series of still images in a sequence.

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Audio?

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Music, speech, or any other sound.

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Browser?

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Application software that allows users to access and view web pages.

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Cable Modem?

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Digital modem that sends and receives digital data over the cable television network.

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Chat?

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Real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer.

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Chatroom?

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Location on the internet server that permits users to chat with each other.

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DNS server?

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Internet server that usually is associated with an internet access provider.

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Domain name?

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Text version of an IP address.

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Downloading?

Back 11

Process of a computer receiving information, such as a Web page, from a server on the Internet.

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DSL?

Back 12

Acronym for digital subscriber line. Type of digital technology that provides high-speed Internet connections using regular copper telephone lines.

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Electronic storefront?

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Online business a customer visits that contains product descriptions, graphics, and a shopping cart.

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Email?

Back 14

Short for electronic mail, the transmission of messages and files via a computer network.

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Email address?

Back 15

Combination of user name and a domain name that identifies a user so that he or she can receive Internet e-mail.

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Email program?

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Software used to create, send, receive, forward, store, print, and delete email messages.

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Emoticons?

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Symbols used on the Internet to express emotion.

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FTP?

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Short for file transfer protocol, an Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.

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Graphics?

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Digital representation of nontext info such as a drawing, chart, or photo.

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Home page?

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First page that a web site displays.

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Instant messaging?

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Real-time internet communications service that notifies a user when one or more people are online and then allows the user to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room with those people.

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IP address?

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A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet.

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Internet service provider (ISP)?

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Regional or national Internet access provider.

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Link?

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Built in connection to another related web page or part of a web page.

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Mailing list?

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Group of e-mail names and addresses given a single a single name.

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Media sharing web site?

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Specific type of online social network that enables members to share media such as photos, music, and videos.

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Message board?

Back 27

Popular web-based type of discussion group that does not require a newsreader.

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MP3?

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Format that reduces an audio file to about one-tenth of its original size, while preserving much of the original quality of the sound.

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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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Netiquette?

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Short for internet etiquette, the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet.

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Newsgroup?

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Online area in which users have written discussions about a particular subject.

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Online auction?

Back 32

E-commerce method that allows customers to bid on an item being sold by someone else.

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Online community?

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Web site that joins a specific group of people with similar interests or relationships.

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Online service provider?

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Company that provides Internet access as well as many members only features.

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Online social network?

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Web site that encourages members in its online community to share interests, ideas, stories, photos, music and videos with other registered users.

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Player?

Back 36

Software used by a person to listen to an audio file on a computer.

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Plug in?

Back 37

Program that extends the capability of a browser, often used to enhance multimedia.

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Portal?

Back 38

Web site that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location.

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Real time?

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Describes users and the people with whom they are conversing being online at the same time.

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RSS?

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Specification that content aggregators use to distribute content to subscribers.

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Search engine?

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Program that finds web sites, web pages, images, videos, news, and other information related to a specific topic.

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Search text?

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Word or phrase entered into a search engines text box that describes the item you want to find.

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Shopping cart?

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Element of an electronic storefront that allows a customer to collect purchases.

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Streaming?

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Process of transferring data in a continuous even flow.

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Subject Directory?

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Search tool that classifies web pages in an organized set of catagories and subcatagories.

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Subscribe?

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Process of a user adding his or her email name and address to a mailing list.

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Surfing the web?

Back 47

Activity of using links to explore the web.

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Traffic?

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Communications activity on the internet.

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Unsubscribe?

Back 49

Process of a user removing his or her name or email address from a mailing list.

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Uploading?

Back 50

Process of transferring documents, graphics, and other objects from a computer to a server on the Internet.

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URL?

Back 51

Unique address for a web page.

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User name?

Back 52

Unique combination of characters such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers that identify a specific user.

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Video?

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Full motion images that are played back and various speeds.

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Virtual Reality?

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Computers used to simulate real or imagined environment that appears as three dimentional.

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VoIP?

Back 55

Voice over IP- Technology that allows users to speak to others over the internet.

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Wi-fi?

Back 56

Short for wireless fidelity. Type of broadband internet connection that uses radio signals to provide internet connections to wireless computers and devices.

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Wiki?

Back 57

Collabritive web site that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete the web site content via their web browser.

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Add on?

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Program that extends the capability of a browser; often used to enhance mulitmedia.

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Anonymous FTP?

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Feature of many FTP sites whereby anyone can transfer some, if not all, available files.

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ARPA?

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Advanced research projects agency-agency of the US department of defense that built an early computer network called ARPANET.

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Articles?

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Messages previously entered in a newsgroup.

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Atom?

Back 62

Specification sometimes used by content aggregators to distribute content.

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Blogger?

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Author of a webblog.

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Blogosphere?

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Worldwide collection of blogs.

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Broadband?

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Type of media that transmits multiple signals simultaneously.

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Buddies?

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Established list of friends, family, and coworkers used in instant messaging.

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Businesses to business?

Back 67

Ecommerce that takes place btwn businesses.

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Business to consumer?

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The sale of goods and services to the general public.

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Click?

Back 69

The act of moving the mouse pointer to a button and then pressing and releasing a button on the mouse.

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Chat client?

Back 70

Program that allows a user to connect to a chat server to participate in a chat session.

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Consumer to consumer?

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When one consumer sells directly to another like an online auction.

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Content aggregator?

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Business that gathers and organizes web content and then distributes, or feeds, the content to subscribers for free or a fee.

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Dial-up access?

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Method of connecting to the Internet using a modem in a computer and a standard telephone line.

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Digital rights management (DRM)?

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Strategy designed to prevent illegal distribution of movies, music, and other digital content.

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Domain name system (DNS)?

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Method that the internet uses to store domain names and their corresponding IP addresses.

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Dynamic web page?

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A web page that allows visitors to customize some or all of the viewed content.

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Fiber to premises (FTTP)?

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Dedicated line that uses fiber-optic cable to provide extremely.

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Fixed wireless?

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Microwave trasmissions that send signals from one microwave station to another.

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Flame wars?

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Exchanges of flames using the internet?

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Flames?

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Abusive or insulting messages sent via internet.

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FTP server?

Back 81

Computers that allow users to upload and/or download files using FTP.

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GIF?

Back 82

Graphics format that uses compression techniques to reduce file sizes.

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Graphical image?

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Digital representation of nontext info such as a drawing, chart, or photo.

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gTLD?

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Generic top level domain.

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Hits?

Back 85

Web page names displayed by a search engine that contains the search text specified by a user.

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Hosts?

Back 86

Any computer that provides services and connections to other computers on a network.

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Hot spots?

Back 87

Wireless network that provides Internet connections to mobile computers and other devices.

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Http?

Back 88

A set of rules that defines how pages transfer on the internet.

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Hyperlink?

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LINK!

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Hypermedia?

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Web page content consisting of text-based links combined with graphic, audio, and video links.

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Hypertext?

Back 91

Term that refers to links in text based documents.

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Hypertext transfer protocol?

Back 92

A set of rules that defines how pages transfer on the internet.

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Internet backbone?

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Major carriers of network traffic on the internet.

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Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers (ICANN)?

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Group that assigns top level domains.

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Internet protocol address?

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A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the internet.

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Internet telephony?

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Technology that allows users to speak to other users over the internet.

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IPv6?

Back 97

New IP addressing scheme that may increase the number of available IP addresses.

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JPEG?

Back 98

Format that compresses graphics to reduce their file size.

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LISTSERV?

Back 99

Mailing list named after a popular mailing list program.

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M-commerce?

Back 100

E-commerce that takes place using mobile devices.

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Microbrowser?

Back 101

Special type of browser designed for the small screens and limited computing power of Internet-enabled mobile devices.

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Moderator?

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Person who reviews content of a newsgroup article and then posts it, if appropriate.

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MPEG?

Back 103

Moving pictures expert groups.

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MP4?

Back 104

Popular video comparison standard.

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MPEG-4?

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Current version of a popular video compression standard.

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National ISP?

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Internet service provider that provides internet access in cities and towns nation wide.

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News Server?

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Computer that stores and distributes newsgroup messages.

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Newsreader?

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Program necessary for participating in a newsgroup.

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NSFnet?

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The national science foundation's network of five supercomputers.

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Participatory Web?

Back 110

Term used to refer to websites that allow users to modify web site content, provide a means for users to share personal info and have application software built into the site for visitors to use.

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PNG?

Back 111

Graphics format that improves upon the GIF format.

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POP3?

Back 112

Latest version of post office protocol.

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Post?

Back 113

Add articles to a newsgroup.

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Post office protocol?

Back 114

Communications protocol used by some incoming mail servers.

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Pull?

Back 115

Request info from a web server.

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Push?

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Process of a web server sending content to a computer at regular intervals, such as current sport scores or weather scores.

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Really simple Syndication?

Back 117

Specification that content aggregators used to distribute content to subscribers.

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Regional ISP?

Back 118

Internet service provider that usually provides Internet access to a specific geographic area.

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Satellite modem?

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Internet connection that communicates with a satellite dish to provide high-speed internet connections.

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SMTP?

Back 120

Acronym for simple mail transfer protocol communications protocol used by some outgoing mail services.

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Spam?

Back 121

Unsolicited email message or newsgroups posting sent to many recipients or newsgroups at once.

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Spider?

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Program used to build and maintain lists of words found on web sites.

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Spoiler?

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Message that reveals a solution to a game or ending to a movie or program.

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Static web page?

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A fixed web page where visitors all see the same content.

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Tabbed browsing?

Back 125

Option where the top of the browser displays a tab (similar to a file folder tab) for each web page you open.

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Thread?

Back 126

Group of newsgroup articles consisting of the original article and all subsequent related replies.

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Thumbnail?

Back 127

Small version of a larger graphic.

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Top level domain (TLD)?

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Identifies the type of organization associated with the domain.

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Uniform resource locator?

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URL DUH!

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Vlog?

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Video blog.

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Voice over IP?

Back 131

Technology that allows users to speak to others over the internet (VoIP, Internet telephony)

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Wireless modem?

Back 132

Modem that uses the cell phone network to connect to the Internet wirelessly from a notebook computer a smart phone or other mobile device.

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Wireless portal?

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Portal designed for internet enabled mobile devices.

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WISP?

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Wireless internet service provider.

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W3C?

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World wide web consortium.--Consortium of nearly 400 organizations from around the world that oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet.