Information Science Chapter 2

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A worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.

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Internet

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Also called Web, is one of the more popular services on the Internet.

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World Wide Web

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A networking project which allowed three universities to communicate and use the Internet.

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ARPANET

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

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Host/Server

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The World Wide Web Consortium, oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas on the Internet.

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W3C

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Is a business that provides individuals and organizations access to the Internet for free.

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Access Provider

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Internet Service Provider, is regional or national provider.

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ISP

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Online Service Provider, also has many members-only features such as instant messaging or their own customized version of the web.

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OSP

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Transmission media carry heavy amounts of traffic, and are the major carriers of network traffic.

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Internet Backbone

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Internet Protocol, a number that uniquely identifies each computers or device connected to the Internet.

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IP Address

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Is the text version of an IP address.

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Domain name

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Top-level domain, which is the last section of the domain name.

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TLD

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A worldwide collection of documents.

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WWW

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Is a collection of related web pages and associated items.

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Webs site

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Is a computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer.

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Web server

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personal information web-site, social networking, wikis, and email and processing programs.

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Web 2.0

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Is application software that allows users to access and view web pages or access Web 2.0 programs.

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Web browser

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Refers to the first page that a web site displays.

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Home page

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Is the process of a computer or device receiving information such as a web page.

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Downloading

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Uniform Resource Locator, is the unique address that a web page has,

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URL

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

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Link/hyperlink

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Is a program that finds web sites, web pages, images, videos, maps, and other information related to a topic.

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Search engine

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Classifies web pages in an organized set of categories or groups, such as sports or shopping.

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Subject Directory

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Refers to any application that combines text with graphics, such as; animation, audio, video.

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Multi-media

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Is a digital representation of non-text information such as drawings, chart, or photo.

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Graphic

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Is a format that compresses graphics to reach their full size.

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JPEG

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Format works best for images that have only a few distinct colors, such as company logos.

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GIF

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Is a small version of a larger picture.

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Thumbnail

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

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Animation

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Is the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow.

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Streaming

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Is recorded audio, usually an MP3 file, stored on a Web site that can be downloaded to a computer or a portable media player.

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Podcast

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Is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagined environment that appears in a 3-D space.

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Virtual Reality

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Is a program that extends the capability of a browser.

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Plug-ins

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Electronic mail, e-mail is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network.

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E-mail

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A unique combination of characters such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific user.

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User name

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A group of e-mails and addresses given a single name.

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Mailing list

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A real-time Internet communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online, and allows you to exchange messages.

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Instant Messaging (IM)

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Is a real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer.

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Chat

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Is a location on an Internet server that permits users to chat with each other.

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Chat room

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Voice Over or Internet Protocol, also called Intenet telephony, allows users to speak to tother users over the Internet.

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VoIP

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File Transfer Protocol, is an Internet standard that permits the process of file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet.

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FTP

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Internet etiquette, is the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet.

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Netiquette

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Symbols to express eotions.

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Emoticon

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Internet's version of junk mail, unsolicited email messaging.

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Spam

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Abusive or insulting messaging.

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Flame