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32 Cards in this Set
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Attachment |
a file that travels with an email message |
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Blog |
a journal written online and is accessible to users of the internet |
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Browser |
a software program that runs on your computer and helps you access web pages. Most popular browsers: Internet Explorer and Netscape |
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Computer virus |
a set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file, reproduces itself and spreads to other files. It can corrupt files, destroy data, display an irritating message, or otherwise disrupt computer operations |
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Copy field |
a location where the name or email address is of each person who is to recieve a copy of the message |
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Domain name |
an identifying name by which host computers on the Internet are familiarly known; ex: instagram.com |
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Download |
a process of transferring a copy of a file from a remote computer to a local computer's disk drive |
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DSL |
digital subscriber line: high speed digital iternet connection |
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electronic mail |
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Email address |
a unique address for each mailbox on the internet |
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Email message |
a document that is composed on a computer and transmitted in digital or electronic form to another computer |
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FTP |
file transfer protocol: copies files from one computer to another |
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HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
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HTTP |
hypertext transfer protocol |
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Internet |
a massive worldwide network of computers: lets you access inforation, research, discuss, play games, shop, and email |
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IP |
Internet protocol: unique idntifying number assigned to each coputer |
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ISP |
internet service provider |
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LAN |
local area network: interconnected group of computers and peripherals located within a limited area |
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Newsgroups |
an electronic bulletin board services on the internet |
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Online |
a computer connected to another computer electronically to receive or send data |
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Peripheral device |
a component or equipment which expands a computers input, output, or storage capabilities; ex: scanner or printer |
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POTS |
plain old telephone service: a dial up connection used to transport data between your computer and your internet service provider |
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Protocols |
a set of rules that ensure the orderly and accurate transmission and reception of data |
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Search engine |
a program that uses keywords to find information on the Internet and return a list of relevant documents; ex: google |
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Social networking |
the use of a dedicated website to communicate informally with other members of the site by posting messages,photographs, etc. |
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Spam |
an unsolicited email sent to a large quantity of people. |
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Subject field |
a descriptive topic for the message; typed with upper and lowercase letters |
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To field |
a location of the name or email address of each recipient of the email message; usually separated by a semicolon or comma |
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URL |
uniform resource locator; an address of a web page |
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WAN |
wide area network: an interconnected group of computers and peripherals that covers a large geographical area |
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Wiki |
a web application that allows anyone visiting a website to edit content on it |
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WWW |
world wide web; an internet service that links documents and information from computers disrtibuted all over the world using the HTTP protocol |
