Internet and Networking
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Mr_Jarc on March 25, 2010
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Terms from the Internet and Networking unit.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bandwidth | The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network in a given amount of time. |
| ISP | Who you 'pay' for Internet access |
| Dial-up | connecting to the internet via a phone line |
| broadband | high-speed Internet access |
| browser | software used to access and view webpages |
| http | hypertext transfer protocol are the rules computers use to transfer web pages across the Internet |
| https | Secured http |
| FTP | protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network |
| html | HyperText Markup Language, the authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. |
| search engine | A software program you can use to find Web sites, Web pages, and Internet files. |
| meta-tags | assist search engines in properly categorizing your Web pages and help validators find syntax errors. |
| hyperlink | a link from a hypertext file to another location or file |
| web server | A computer that delivers (servers) Web pages you request. |
| ip address | a number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet |
| firewall | hardware and/or software that guards a private network by analyzing the information leaving and entering the network |
| data packets | small distinct units of data that are exchanged between nodes on a network |
| .com | commercial website extension |
| .org | non-profit website extension |
| .gov | federal government website extension |
| protocol | helper 'application' designed for one specific purpose |
| Internet | the world's largest network |
| intranet | a company's private Web or network |
| download | to transfer a file from the Internet or other computer to your own computer |
| upload | to transfer a file from your own computer to the Internet or other computer |
| spam | unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) |
| adware | any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running |
| spyware | computer software that is designed to collect personal info about users without their informed consent |
| virus | a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer |
| anti-virus | software designed to search for viruses, notify users when they are found, and remove them |
| rss | real simple syndication feed from a website, allows for the simple retrieval of newly added content |
| trojan horse | a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful |
| cookies | small computer programs left behind on your computer when you visit a website |
| ARPANET | Advanced research project agency network - 'the first Internet' |
| mosaic | the first browser |
| blog | online journal |
| wiki | Collaborative writing tool |
| certificate | a document proving ownership and/or security of a website |
| domain name | identifies a site on the Internet |
| LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers |
| WAN | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
| open source | A method and philosophy for free software licensing and distribution designed to encourage use and improvement of software. |
| router | a device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination |
| wi-fi | set of wireless networking technologies |
| smtp | send mail transfer protocol |
| pop | recieve mail protocol |
| plagiarism | a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work |
| copyright infringement | a violation of the rights secured by a copyright |
| plugins | displays multimedia content inside the web browser |
| javascript | a simple code that can be included in a Web page to allow an action to occur - adds to HTML |
| boolean search | a query that uses operators like; +, -. or " ". |
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