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CCS

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File or portion of an html file that defines the visual appearance of content in a web page

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Web 2.0

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the web as a computing platform that suports software applications and the sharing of information between users.

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Rich Internet Application

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Software that has the functionality and complexity of traditional application software, but does not require local installation and runs in a web browser.

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Java

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An object oriented programming language from sun microsystems

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Web Services

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Standards and tools that streamline and simplify communication among web sites for business and personal purposes

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Search Engine

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a valuable tool that enables you to find information on the web by specyfying words that are key to a topic of interest know as keywords.

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Instant Messaging

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A method that allows two or more people to communicate online using the internet

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FTP

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A protocol that describes a file transfer process between a host and a remote computer and allows users to copy files from one computer to another

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Web Log (blog)

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A web site that people can create and use to write about their observations, experiences, and feelings on a wide range of topics.

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Chat Room

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A facility that enables two or more people to engage in interactive conversations over the internet

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Content Streaming

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A method for transferring multimedia files over theinternet so that the data stream of voice and pictures plays more or less continuously without a break or very few of them; enables users to browse large files in real time.

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Bot

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A software tool that searches the web for information such as products and prices

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Web Auction

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An internet site that matches buyers and sellers.

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Intranet

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An internal corporate network built using internet and world wide web standards and products; used by employeees to gain access to corporate info

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Extranet

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A netwrok based on web tech. that links slected resources of a company's intranet with its customers, suppliers, or other business partners.

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Virtual Private Network

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A secure connection between ttwo points on the internet

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Tunneling

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The process by which VPNs transfer information by encapsulating traffic in IP packets over the internet

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Telecommunications Medium

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Anything that carries an electronic signal and serves as an interface between a sending device and a receiving device

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Channel Bandwith

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The rate at which data is exchanged over a communication channel, usually measured in bps.

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Broadband Communications

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A telecommunications ssystem in which a very high rate of data exchange is possible.

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Near Field Communication NFC

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A very short-range wireless connectivity tech. designed for cell phones and credit cards.

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Bluetooth

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A wireless communications specification that describes how cell phones, computers, faxers, personal digital assistants, and other devices can be interconnected over distances of 10-30 feet at a rate of about 2 Mbps.

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Ultra Wideband UWB

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A wireless communications tech. that transmits large amounts of digital data over short distances of up to 30 feet using a wide spectrum of frequency bands and very low power.

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Wi-Fi

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A wireless telecom. tech. brand owned by the WIFI alliance that enables wiereless devices to connect to a wireless access point which has a wired connection to the internet

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Wireless Mesh

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A way to route com. between network nodes by allowing for continuous connections and reconfiguration around blocked paths by hopping form node to node until a connection can be established.

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Digital Subscriber Line DSL

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A telecom. service that delivers high sped internet access to homes and small businesses over the existing phone linesof the local tele network.

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Computer Network

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The communications media devices and software needed to connect two or more computer systems and/or devices.

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Personal Area Network

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A network that supports the interconnection of information tech. within a range of 33 ft or so.

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LAN

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A network that connects computer systems and devices within a small area like an office home orserveral floors in a building.

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Client/Server

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an architecture in which multiple computer platforms are dedicated to special functions such as databease management, printing, com., and program execution

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Communications Protocol

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A set of rules that govern the exchange of info over a com. channel.

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Network Operating System NOS

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System software that controls the computer systems and devices on a network and allows them to communicate with each other.

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Network Management Service

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Software that enables a manager on a networked desktop to monitor the use of individual computers and shared hardware, scan viruses

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Internet

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A connection of interconnected networks all freely exchanging info.

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IP

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A communication standard that enables traffic to be routed from one network to another.

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TCP

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The widely used transport later protocol that most internet apps use with IP

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Backbone

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One of the internets hgih-speed long distance coms links.

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URL

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An assigned address on the internet for each computer.

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HTML

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The standard page description language for web pages

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Extensible Markup Language XML

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The markup language for web documents containing structured info, including words, pics, and other elements.