Lesson 26 And Lesson 27

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filtering

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process that can be used to cut down on or eliminate most junk mail.

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fraud

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something intended to decieve

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biometric security measures

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technique or device that examines a fingerprint

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hoax

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attempt to decieve an audience into beileving that something is fraud.

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logic bomb

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computer virus triggered by appearance or disappearance of specific data.

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netiquette

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combination fo words net and etiqutte

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phishing

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types fo personal informating scams.

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pyramid schemes

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illicit buisness model were profits are based on the investors ability to recruit other individuals who are enrolled to make payments to their recruiters. generally

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rdf summary

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format orginally developed to facilitate the syndication of news article.

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Spam

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unsolicited commercial e-mail that is sent to many people at the same time to promote products or services.

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Tagging

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the practice of adding keywords to content to simplify searching.

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Teleconferencing

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telecommunications service in which parties can customize to create a new document similar to

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Time Bomb

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computer virus that does not cause its damage until a certain date or until the system has been booted a number of times.

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Trojan Horse

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computer virus that does something different than it is expected to do.

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Urban Legend

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a story that at one point could have been true

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Virus

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a computer program that is written to cause corruption of data.

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Worm

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computer virus that makes easy copies of himself

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ActiveX

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a set of rules developed by Microsoft for Windows that controls Windows applicationsthat are downloaded from the internet and then run in a browser.

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Client

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a computer tha uses the services of another program

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Cookie

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small text files created by some Web pages when you visit the site.

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Digital Certificate

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an electronic document similar to an ID card

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Domain

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a name or other attribute that identifies a computer or Web site on the Internet

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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Internet standard that allows users to download and upload files with other computers on the Internet.

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geographic imaging

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Technology to change imagery of the Earth's surface into valuable information.

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hit

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Any time a piece of data matches search words you specify.

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home page

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First page that is displayed when a browser is launched.

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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Protocol that controls how Web pages are formatted and displayed.

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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Protocol that defines how messages are formatted and transmitted over the World Wide Web.

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Internet Protocol (IP) address

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numerical addressing system that uniquely identifies computers and networks linked to the Internet.

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Internet service provider (ISP)

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An organization or company that provides connectivity to the internet through a telecommunications line or wireless system.

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Mosaic

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The first graphical browser.

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podcast

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A method of publishing files (primarily audio) to the Internet that can be streamed or downloaded for playback on a computer or a personal digital audio player.

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portal

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A Web site that featurres useful content

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Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

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A format originally developed to syndicate news articles online

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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

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A protocol for managing the security of message transmissions on the Internet.

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social networking site

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An online community that provides interavtion for groups of people who share a similar interest or activity.

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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Address that tells the brwoser where to locate a Web page.

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Web 2.0

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Participatory Web

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Web cache

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A temporary storage area on your computer collecting data.

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Web site

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A collection of realted HTLM-formatted Web pages located on the World Wide Web.

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webapp

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Sites host software applications you can access with your Web broswer.

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wiki

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A collaborative Web site that people can use to add