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ANSI

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-American National Standards Institute

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CPU

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Central processing unit

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DNS

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  • Domain name system
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GUI

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  • Graphical user interface
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HTML

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  • Hypertext markup language
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HTTP

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  • Hypertext transfer protocol
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ISO

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  • International Organization for Standardization
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OOP

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-Object-oriented programming

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OS

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  • Operating system
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Perl

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  • Practical extraction and reporting language
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PHP

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  • Hypertext preprocessor
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SQL

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-Structured query language

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WISP

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  • Wireless internet service provider
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WMA

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-Windows media audio

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WWW

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-World Wide Web

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XML

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  • Extensible markup language
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is Google’s open and free software stack that includes an operating system, middleware, and key applications for use on mobile devices such as smartphones.

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Android OS

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is used primarily for direct hardware manipulation and direct access to specialized processor instructions. It is also used to address critical performance issues.

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Assembly language

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is an informal website consisting of time-stamped articles, or posts, in a diary or journal format, commonly listed in reverse chronological order.

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Blog website

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is a general-purpose, imperative programming language developed in the early ’70s; is the oldest and most widely used language, providing the building blocks for other popular languages.

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C programming language

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is a programming language based on C++ and Java that helps developers create XML web services and Microsoft’s NET-connected applications for Windows operating systems and the internet.

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C sharp (C#)

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provides high-speed internet connections through the cable television network. This service costs about twice as much as dial-up access.

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Cable modem

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is a location on an internet server that permits users to chat with each other

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Chat room

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is a real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer or mobile device.

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Chat

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is a language used to write computer programs; it involves a computer that performs some kind of computation or algorithm, and possibly controls external devices such as printers, disk drives, etc.

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Computer programming language

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is an intermediate-level language with object-oriented programming features, originally designed to enhance the C language.

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C++ programming language

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is a collection of data used for automated systems.

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Database

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takes place when the modem in the computer uses a standard telephone line to connect to the internet. It is an easy yet an expensive way for users to connect to the internet.

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Dial-up access

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is the text version of an IP address. Figure 3.4 shows an IP address and its associated domain name.

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Domain name

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is the method that the internet uses to store domain names and their corresponding IP addresses.

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Domain name system (DNS)

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is a programming language such as C, Fortran, or Pascal that enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer.

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High-level language

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is a server-side interpreted scripting language. It was designed for creating dynamic web pages and other web pages that effectively work with databases.

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Hypertext preprocessor (PHP)

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is a worldwide collection of networks that links millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.

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Internet

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is a computer program that directly executes, i.e., performs instructions written in a programming or scripting language, without previously compiling them into a machine language program.

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Interpreter

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is a programming language that was first introduced to the public in 1995 and is widely used to create internet applications and other software programs

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Java programming language

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is a programming language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer’s instruction set architecture.

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Low-level language

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refers to the etiquette guidelines that govern behavior when communicating on the internet.

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Netiquette -

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is a not-for-profit networking consortium in the U.S. which aims to improve the internet, such as relieving bottlenecks in the current architecture.

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Internet2

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manages the computer’s memory and processes, as well as all of its software applications and hardware; it also allows one to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer’s language.

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Operating system

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refers to a set of instructions and operations for a computer to perform or do certain tasks.

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Program

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is a person who writes computer programs

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Programmer

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is a formal computer language that is designed to create instructions for the computer.

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Programming language

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comprises device drivers, OS, servers, and software components. Programming software helps in writing programs through tools such as editors, linkers, debuggers, and compilers/interpreters, among others.

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System software

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is the tool used to access the internet.

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Web browser

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is a website that gathers a specific group of people with similar interests or relationships.

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Web community

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provides the technologies and services needed for the website or web page to be viewed via the internet.

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Web hosting

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is a document that contains text, graphics, audio (sound), and/or video accessible through the internet.

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Web page

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is the process of publishing original content on the internet. The process includes building and uploading websites, updating the associated web pages, and posting content to these web pages online.

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Web publishing -

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is a system that delivers requested web pages to the computer.

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Web server -

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is a collection of related web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored in a web server.

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Website

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is a network that uses radio signals to provide internet connections to wireless computers and devices.

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WiFi

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is a collaborative website that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete the website content via their web browser

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Wiki website

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is a company that provides wireless internet access to users with wireless modems or web-enabled mobile devices, such as smartphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).

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Wireless internet service provider (WISP)

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is an automated assistant that helps complete a task by asking questions and then performs actions based on the answers.

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Wizard

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allows the user to write a letter, design a flyer, and create other types of documents.

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Word processor -

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consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents.

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World Wide Web (WWW) -

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