Chapter 2: The Internet, The Web, and Electronic Commerce Flashcards
The Internet
1) Interconnected mesh of computer and data lines
2) Connecting millions of people and organizations
Foundation of the digital revolution, the web
Provide an easy-to-use interface to internet resources
To be effective and efficient
End-user awareness of the resources available on the Internet and the web
IT
A large global network connecting smaller networks all over the globe
The Internet launched in 1969
1) The U.S funded a project to develop a national computer network
2) APPANET (Advanced Research Project Agency Network)
World Wide Web or www was introduced in
1991
The Internet and the web are NOT the same
1) The Internet is the physical network
2) The web is a multimedia interface to the resources available on the internet
Web 1.0
1) 1st generation
2) Linking existing information focus
3) Search programs were created
4) Provide links to websites with specific work or phrases
Web 2.0
1) Dynamic content creation
2) Facebook is most common in Web 2.0
Web 3.0
1) Identifies the relationship between data
2) Personalized content for users
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
1) Common way to access the Internet
2) Provide a path to access the Internet
3) Use telephone lines, cable, and/or wireless connections
Most common providers
Verizon, Comcast, Sprint, T-mobile, AT&T
Browser is:
1) Provide access to web resources
2) Allow you to explore the web
3) Popular web browsers include
Allow you to explore the web
1) Connect to remote computers
2) Uncomplicated interface to the Internet
3) File transfer
4) Display many varieties of multimedia
Popular web browsers include
1) Mozilla Firefox
2) Apple Safari
3) Microsoft Edge
4) Google Chrome
URLs
1) Uniform Resource Locator
2) Domain name
Uniform Resource Locator
1) Location or address of a resource
2) HTTP is the most common web traffic
3) Rule for exchange data
Domain name
Where resource is located
Top-level domain (TLD) or Web Suffix
Identifies the type of organization
Identifies the type of organization include:
1) .com = Commercial
2) .edu = Educational
3) .gov = Government
4) .mil = U.S military
5) .net = Network
6) .org = Organization
HTML and Hyperlinks
1) Hypertext Markup Language
2) Browsers interpret HTML commands
3) Hyperlinks or links
Hypertext Markup Language
A markup language for displaying web pages
Browsers Interpret HTML Commands
Display document as a web page
Hyperlink or links
1) Connect to other web pages
2) Text files
3) Graphic images
4) Audio and Video Clips
Interactive Web Sites
1) Technologies used to provide highly interactive and animated websites
2) Mobile Browsers
Technologies used to provide highly interactive and animated websites
1) Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
2) JavaScript
3) PHP
Mobile Browsers
Designated to run on portable devices
Web Utilities
Specialized utility programs that make using the Internet and web safer and easier
Specialized utility programs that make using the Internet and web safer and easier
1) Filters
2) File Transfer Utilities
3) Internet Security Suites
Filters
1) Block access to selected sites
2) Set time limits
3) Monitor total time spent on the Internet and at individual websites
Monitor total time spent on the Internet and at individual websites
1) Net Nanny
2) Qustodio Parental Control
3) Circle with Disney
4) Norton Online Family
5) McAfee Family Protection
File Transfer Utilities
1) Upload and download files to and from the Internet
2) Three popular types of programs
Upload and download files to and from the Internet
1) Downloading
2) Uploading
Three popular types of programs:
1) Web-based file transfer services
2) Bit-Torrent
3) File transfer protocol (FTP) / Secure file transfer protocol (SFTP)
Internet Security Suites
1) Designed to maintain your security and privacy while on the web
2) Two best-known suites
Two best-known suites
1) McAfee Internet Security
2) Symantec Norton Internet Security
Communication is the most popular Internet activity
1) Social Networking
2) Blogs and Microblogs
3) Webcasts, Podcasts, and Wikis
4) Email and Messaging
Social Networking
Connecting people and organizations that share a common interest or activity
Social Networking has standard features
1) Profiles
2) Pages
3) Groups
4) Friends
5) New feeds
6) Share settings
Blog
1) Personal websites
2) Date/time-stamped
3) Arranged with the most recent items shown first
Microblogs
1) Short status updates
2) Most common is Twitter, and tweets are Twitter messages
Webcast
1) Streaming technology for the live broadcast of audio and video
2) No files after streaming ends
Podcast
1) Must download files to use
2) Can transfer to media player
Wiki
1) Specially designed website
2) Allow visitors to edit the contents
3) Support collaborative writing
1) Transmission of electronic messages over the Internet
2) Three elements
Three elements are included:
1) Header
2) Message
3) Signature
Header
Address, Subject, and Attachment
Email System
Client-based and Web-based
Client-based
1) Email the client
2) Must be installed on the computer:
-Apple Mail
-Microsoft Outlook
Web-based
1) Webmail client
2) No installation necessary is free
-Google’s Gmail
-Microsoft’s Hotmail
-Yahoo’s yahoo mail
SPAM
1) Unwelcome mail
2) Computer viruses
3) Destructive programs
Destructive programs
Attached to unsolicited email
CAN-SPAM Act
1) Created antispam laws for control
2) Every marketing related to email must provide an opt-out option
Spam blockers/spam filters
Identify and control spam
Messaging
1) Text messaging/texting
2) SMS (short message service)
3) Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
SMS (short message service)
Short electronic message
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
1) Send
2) Images
3) Videos
4) Sounds
Instant Messaging (IM)
Extension of email that provides direct, live communication between two or more people
Extension of email that provides direct, live communication between two or more people
1) Most programs include video conferencing features, file sharing, and remote assistance
2) Facebook Messager
3) Google Hangout
Search Tools
1) Search Services
2) Search Engines
3) Specialized Search Engines
Search Services
1) Operate websites
2) Spiders
3) Search Engines
4) Specialized Search Engines
Spider
Look for new information and update the website
Search engines
Assist in locating specific information
Specialized Search Engines
Focus on a subject-specific website
Content Evaluation
Not everything on the Internet is accurate.
Not everything on the Internet is accurate:
1) Authority
2) Accuracy
3) Objectivity
4) Currency
Electronic Commerce
1) Buying and selling of goods over the Internet
2) Three basic types
Three basic types:
1) Business to consumer (B2C)
2) Consumer to consumer (C2C)
3) Business to business (B2B)
Business to Consumer (B2C)
1) Sale of product or service to the general public
2) Fastest growing type of e-commerce
3) Three most widely used B2C applications
Three most widely used B2C applications:
1) Online banking
2) Financial trading
3) Shopping
Amazon is one of the most widely used:
B2C sites
Consumer to Consumer C2C
1) Consumer-to-consumer e-commerce from individual to individual
2) Web auctions
Web auctions
1) Buyers and sellers seldom meet
2) Bids are submitted electronically
3) Person-to-person auction sites
Business to business (B2B)
1) Sale of a product or service from one business to another
2) Primarily a manufacturer-supplier relationship
Security
1) Payment methods must be fast, reliable, and secure
2) Two options are included: credit card and digital cash
Payment methods must be fast, reliable, and secure.
Provide a convenient way to submit buyer’s information
Credit card
Fast and convenient
Digital cash
1) Internet’s equivalent to traditional cash
2) Converts digital cash to currency through the third party
Cloud Computing
1) Shifts computing activities from the user’s computer to computers on the Internet
2) Frees end users from owning, maintaining, and storing software programs and data
Three essential components are included in cloud computing are:
1) Clients (end-users)
2) The Internet
3) Service providers
Internet of Things (IoT)
1) Continuing development of the Internet
2) Allows objects embedded with electronic devices to send and receive data
3) Uses Web 3.0 Application
Allows objects embedded with electronic devices to send and receive data
Smartphones and wearable devices
Develop and maintain websites and resources
1) Backup of a company website
2) Design and development of websites
3) Work with the marketing
4) Increase site traffic
5) Development of web promotions
A look at the future
1) Car’s dashboard as a power, Internet-connected computing device
-Safely and diagnostics features are already there
2) Self-driving cars
