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45 Cards in this Set
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Internet
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worldwide collection of networks that links millions of business, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
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World Wide Web
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one of the more popular services on the Internet
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ARPANET
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allowed scientists at different locations to share information and work together on military and scientific projects
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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 consortium) oversees research and set 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 free or for a fee
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ISP
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(Internet service provider) regional or national access provider
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OSP
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(online service provider) many members-only features such as instant messaging or their own customized version of a web browser
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Internet Backbone
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several main transmission media carry the heavist amount of traffic on the Internet
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IP Address
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(Internet Procol address) number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet
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domain name
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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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WWW
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(world wide web) system of extensively interlinked hypertext documents
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Web site
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connected group of pages on the WWW
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web server
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website
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Web 2.0
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internet viewed as a medium
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Web browser
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software program
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home page
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initial page of a site on the WWW
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Downloading
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transfer from a distant to a nearly computer
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URL
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( Uniform Resource locator) protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet, domain name, and path to specific web page
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link/hyperlink
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goes to a web site
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search engine
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computer program that searches documents
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subject directory
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finds words that are subjects
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multi-media
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combined use of media
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Graphic
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giving a clear and effective picture
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JPEG
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(joint photograph experts group) set of standards and file format for compression of digital color images
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GIF
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(graphic image file format) standard compressed file format used for pictures
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tumbnail
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small drawing or short essay
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animation
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act or instance of enlivening
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streaming
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tranferring data so that it can be recieved
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podcast
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record and upload
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Virtual Reality
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realistic simulation of an environment
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Plug-ins
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capable or designed for being connected to an electrical power source
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E-mail
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create, send, recieve, forward, store, print, and delete
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user name
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unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific user
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mailing list
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group e-mail names and addresses given a single name
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Instant Messaging(IM)
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realtime Internet communications 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 o a computer
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chat room
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location on an Internet server that permits users to chat with each other
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VoIP
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(voice over Internet Protocol) enables users to speak to others over the Internet
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FTP
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(File Transfer Protocol) Internet standard taht permits the process of file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet
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Netiquette
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code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet
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emoticon
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express emotion
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spam
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Internet's version of junk mail
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flame
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abusive or insulting messages
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