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44 Cards in this Set
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bookmark
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saved link/shortcut to a webpage
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browser
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software application that displays a webpage
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cache
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time-sensitive memory used for recently/frequently used data
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ctrl-enter hotkey
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automatically adds "http://" and ".com" around whatever you typed
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cookie
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string of text stored on a user's computer by a web browser
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history
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log of date/time/web address of every page visited
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plug-in
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computer program that interacts with a host application
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refresh
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reloads a web page
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view source
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displays the code of a web-page
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centralized network
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all computers/nodes connected to one server
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centralized traffic
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when all traffic goes through one route
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decentralized network
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network of nodes
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decentralized traffic
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traffic that flows through more than one route
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ARPA
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advanced research project agency - US government's response to the USSR's Sputnik
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client
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application that accesses a remote service on a server
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denial of service
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when a resource is unavailable to its intended user
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DNS
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domain name server - translates domain names into their binary addresses
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host
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computer connected to the internet
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HTTP debugging proxy
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tracks the traffic between your computer and the internet
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Internet service provider
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company that provides clients internet access
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packet
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piece of data
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protocol
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set of instructions on transferring data
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registrar
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registers internet domain names
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resource
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virtual/physical component of limited availability
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RFC
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request for comment
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Router
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internet traffic controller
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Server
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computer that provides a service to to client
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TCP/IP
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transmission control protocol/internet protocol - breaks info into packets and makes sure they get to destination
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Tim Berners-Lee
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invented world wide web
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Top Level Domain
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last part of a domain name (what comes after the dot)
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traceroute
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tool that traces the route of data packets
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WhoIs
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protocol that returns domain/ID information
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dynamic page
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web page whose content is generated on demand
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HTML
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hypertext markup language - code that the web browser turns into a web page
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hyperlink
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hypertext address to another location/file
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static page
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page that can only be changed by its creator
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URL
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uniform resource locator - web address of a webpage
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edlin
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line editor for MS-DOS
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activex
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program that allows web browsers to download windows programs
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ARPA started in what year?
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1957
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When were the first 4 nodes connected?
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1969
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When was the first email sent?
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1981
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When did Tim Berners-Lee invent the world wide web?
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1990
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attribute
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modify the way a tag is applied by the browser
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