48-50 Flashcards

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instant messaging

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a kind of email where both people are online at the same time

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chat rooms

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an online conversation between a group of people on topics chosen by them, where you can enter/leave the ‘room’ at any time

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3
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newsgroup

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website where people with shared interests can get news & information

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4
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social networking sites

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website that enables you to connect with other people, make new friends, exchange photographs, keep up with people’s personal news, etc.

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5
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webinar

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online seminar

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6
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e-commerce

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all kinds of business done on the internet

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7
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browsing

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looking at different websites with no particular goal

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8
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surf the web

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move from one website/web page to another, usually lookign for sg

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9
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graphic images

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technical term for pictures, icons, diagrams, etc.

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10
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attachment

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file you send w/ emails

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11
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file-sharing

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the practice of sharing computer data/space on a network

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12
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ISP

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internet service provider; company that offers users accress to the internet & services such as news, email, shopping sites, etc. usually for a monthly fee

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13
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hack

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illegal access to sg

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14
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download

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bring files to your computer from the internet

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15
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upload

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sending files from your computer to the internet/to another internet user

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16
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spam

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unwanter advertisements & other materal sent to you by email from companies

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17
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junk mail

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spam

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18
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addictive

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sg you cannot stop doing which has become out of your control

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19
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cookies

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pieces of software that are sent from the internet to your computer which can folllow and record what you do, which websites you visit, etc.

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20
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offensive material

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material such as pornography/ extreme political views/ material that encourages hate & violence against people

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21
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parental control

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ability of parents to control which websites their children can visit

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22
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bookmark

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put in a list of websites I can access immediately

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23
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subscribe to

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become a member of

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24
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screen out / filter out

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prevent from reaching you

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server [is] down
central computer that distributes email & other services to a group of users - is not working
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anti-virus software
protection against computer viruses
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bouce
come back to you
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post
add sg
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print journalism
newspaper & magazines
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broadcast journalism
radio & TV
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online journalism
news websites
32
pressure groups
people trying to influence what other paoplr think about a particular isuue
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air sy's view
express sy's opinion
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press conference
meeting to give info to and answer a question from the press
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issue a statement/press release
give a formal announcement to the press
36
seek publicity
wants to reach a wider audience
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soundbite
short memorable sentence/phrace that will be repeated in news bulletins & articles
38
hunt for
look for
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tap useful sources
make use of people/organizations which regularly provide news
40
monitoring
regularly checking
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airtime
minutes given to it on radio/TV
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column inches
space
43
coverage
media attention
44
paparazzi
an informal &stimes disapproving word for press photographers
45
rag
(informal) a newspaper & it suggests that it is not of very high quality
46
gutter press
disapproving term used about the kind of newspapers & magazines that are more interested in crime & sex than serious news
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copy that has to be ready for a deadline
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a newspaper goes to press
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back a copy
previous issue of a paper
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archive
online access to ~a back copy
51
exclusive vs scoop
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run a story
53
hit the headlines
54
the story breaks
becomes public knowledge
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libel
56
defamation of character
57
wrongly accused of sg
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put their own gloss/spin on a story
present it in their own way
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muck-raking
collecting scandal
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heroic & truimph
61
occurrence
happening, event