Introduction To Computer Fundementals Chapter 2

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World Wide connection of networks that connects milions of business, gov. agencies, and edu. institutes, and individuals

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Internet

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Web, Widely used internet serivice

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World Wide Web

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Allowed scientists to share info together on projects, and could function even if port of networks was destroyed. Department of Defence, 1969.

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Arpanet

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

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Host/Server

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Oversees research and sets standards and guidlines for many areas of the internet

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W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)

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Business that provides individuals and organizations acess to the internet, free of for a fee

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Acess Provider

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Regional or national acess provider

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ISP (Internet Service Protocol)

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Provides Internet acess, members only service

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OSP (Online Service Provider)

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Major carriers of network traffic

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Internet Backbone

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Number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the internet

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IP Address (Internet Protocol)

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Text version of an IP Address

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Domain Name

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Last section of a domain name. Identifies the type of organization affiliated with it.

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TLD (Top-level Domain Name)

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Widely used Internet service, world wide collection of electronic documents

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WWW (World Wide Web, or Web)

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Collection of related web pages and associated items

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Web Site

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Computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer

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Web Server

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Provides means for users to share personal info, modify website content, and have application software built in. The site for visitors to use

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Web 2.0

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Application software allowing users to acess and view web pages or acess a Web 2.0 program

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Web Browser

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First page a web site displays

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Home Page

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Process of reveiving information from a server on the Internet

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Downloading

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Unique address, or Web adress

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URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

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

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Link/Hyperlink

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Program that finds websites, web pages, images, videos, new, maps, and other information related to a category

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Search Engine

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Classified web pages in an organized set of categories or groups

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Subject Directory

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Any application combining text with graphics, animations, audio, video, and/or virtual reality

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Multi-Media

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Graphical image, digital, representation of a non-text information such as a drawing, chart, or photo

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Graphic

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Compressed graphics to reduce file size of digital photos

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JPEG (jpg) (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

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Compressed graphics to reduce file size of a picture with only a few colors

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GIF (Graphical Interchange Format)

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Smaller 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 sequence

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Animation

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Process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow

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Streaming

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Recorded audio, usually MP3's, stored on a web site, so it can be downloaded

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Podcast

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Use of computers to simulate a real or imaginary environment that appears as 3 dimensional (3D) space

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Virtual Reality

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Add-on, program that extends the capability of a browser

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Plug-Ins

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Transmission of messgaes and files via computer network

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E-mail (Electronic Mail)

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A unique combination of characters such as letters and/or numbers that identify a user

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User Name

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A group of email names and addresses given a single name

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Mailing List

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Real time internet communications service that notifies you when oneor more people are online and allows you to chat and share files

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Instant Messaging (IM)

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A real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer

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Chat

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Locations on an Internet server that permits users to chat with one another

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Chat Room

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Enhances users to speak to other users other than the Internet

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VoIP (Voice Over IP)

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An Internet standard that permits the process of file uploading

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FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

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Internet Etiquette; Code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet

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Netiquette

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An image created by using symbols that represents emotions

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Emoticon

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Internet junk mail

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Spam

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An abusive of insulting message

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Flame