Computer Scince Chapter 2

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WWW/ World Wide Web

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a widely used service on the Internet which consists of a world wide collection of electronic documents

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web site

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a collection of related web pages on a Web server

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Web server

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a computer that delivers requested Web pages to your computer

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Web 2.0

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refers to websites that provide a means to share personal info, allow users to modify web content, and have application software built into the site

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Web browser

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application software that allows users to acess and view web pages or acess Web 2.0 pages

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home page

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the first page that a website displays

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downloading

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the process of a computer or device recieveing info from a server on the internet

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URL (Uniform resourse locator)

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a web adress which is used for a web browser to recieve a web page

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link

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

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search engine

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a program that finds information related to a specific topic

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subject directory

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classifies web pages in an organized set of categories or groups and related catagories

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multi-media

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any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality

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graphic

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a digital representation of a nontext item

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JPEG

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compressed graphics to reduce full size of larger graphics

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GIF

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compressed version of smaller graphics

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thumbnail

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a small version of a larger graphic

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streaming

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the appearance of motion vreated by displaying a series of still images in sequence

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streaming

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the process of transfering data in a continuous and even flow

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podcast

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a recorded audio file started on the Web that can be downloaded onto a device

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virtual reality

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the use of computers to simulate real or imaged environment that appears in 3D space

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internet

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a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of buisinesses, government agencies, educational institutes and industries

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World Wide Web

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a widely used service on the internet, consists of a world wide collection of electronic documents

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ARPANET

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a network designed to let scientists share information and work on millitary projects form different locations and able to function if part of the network is desabled or destroyed

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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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oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet

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Access provider

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a buisiness that provides individuals or buisinesses access to the internet for free or for a fee

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ISP(internet service provider)

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a regional or national access provider

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OSP( online service provider)

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provides internet access and members only features such as instant messaging on their own version of a web

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Internet backbone

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the main carriers of a network traffic

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IP number

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a number that uniquely defines a computer or device connected to the internet

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Domain name

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the text version of an IP adress

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TLD (top- level domain)

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the last section of the domain name

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E-mail

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the transition of messages and files via computer network

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user name

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a unique combination of characters such as the letters of the alphabet ad numbers that identifies a specific user

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mailing list

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a group of email names and adresses given a single name

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instant messaging (IM)

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a real-time interntet communication service that notifies you when one or more people are online and allows you to exchange messages, files, or goin a private chat room with them

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chat

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a reak time typed convorsation that takes place on a computer

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chat room

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a location on an internet server that users can use to chat with eachother

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VoIP

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enables users to speak with other users ober the internet instead of a phone line

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FTP (File transfer protocol)

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an internet standard that permits the process of file uploading and downloading with other computers on the internet

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netiquette

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the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the internet

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emotocon

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internet symbols used to express emotion

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spam

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internet junk mail

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flame

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letting your emotions show through in your writing online