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48-50 Flashcards

1
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instant messaging

A

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

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2
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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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25
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server [is] down

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central computer that distributes email & other services to a group of users - is not working

26
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anti-virus software

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protection against computer viruses

27
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bouce

A

come back to you

28
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post

A

add sg

29
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print journalism

A

newspaper & magazines

30
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broadcast journalism

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radio & TV

31
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online journalism

A

news websites

32
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pressure groups

A

people trying to influence what other paoplr think about a particular isuue

33
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air sy’s view

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express sy’s opinion

34
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press conference

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meeting to give info to and answer a question from the press

35
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issue a statement/press release

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give a formal announcement to the press

36
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seek publicity

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wants to reach a wider audience

37
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soundbite

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short memorable sentence/phrace that will be repeated in news bulletins & articles

38
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hunt for

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look for

39
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tap useful sources

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make use of people/organizations which regularly provide news

40
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monitoring

A

regularly checking

41
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airtime

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minutes given to it on radio/TV

42
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column inches

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space

43
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coverage

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media attention

44
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paparazzi

A

an informal &stimes disapproving word for press photographers

45
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rag

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(informal) a newspaper & it suggests that it is not of very high quality

46
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gutter press

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disapproving term used about the kind of newspapers & magazines that are more interested in crime & sex than serious news

47
Q

copy that has to be ready for a deadline

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48
Q

a newspaper goes to press

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49
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back a copy

A

previous issue of a paper

50
Q

archive

A

online access to ~a back copy

51
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exclusive vs scoop

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52
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run a story

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53
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hit the headlines

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54
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the story breaks

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becomes public knowledge

55
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libel

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56
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defamation of character

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57
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wrongly accused of sg

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58
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put their own gloss/spin on a story

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present it in their own way

59
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muck-raking

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collecting scandal

60
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heroic & truimph

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61
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occurrence

A

happening, event

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