Chapter 3 Flashcards
The part of the Internet used the most. What distinguishes the web from the rest of the Internet are (1). It’s use of common communication protocols (such as transmission control protocols/internet protocol or TCP/IP) and special languages (such as Hyper Text Markup Language, or HTML) that enable different computers to talk to each other and display information in comparable formats. And (2) it’s use of special links, called hyperlinks that enable users to jump from one place to another on the web.
World Wide Web (www or the web)
Clinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
Fathers of the Internet
Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Calillau
Creators of the World Wide Web
A series of tags that define how elements on a website should be displayed in a browser.
hypertext markup language
Protocol that allows files to be transferred from a web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.
Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network. (Such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet.
Client
A type of network that uses servers to deliver services to computers that are requesting them.
Client/server network
The main pathway of high speed communication lines over which all Internet traffic flows.
Internet Backbone
The means by which all computers connected to the Internet identify each other. It consists of a unique set of four numbers separated by dots such as 123.45.178.91
Internet Protocol (IP) Address
Websites that allow users to create and share content and/or participate in social networking with others.
Social Media
A means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends and to meet and connect with others through common interests, experiences and friends.
Social Networking
A type of Internet that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding, removing or editing the content.
wiki
Software designed to help assess the progress of a project as it moves towards completion.
project Management Tools
A personal log or journal posted on the web. Short for weblog
Blog
A personal online blog that uses video as the primary content in addition to text, images and audio.
Video Log (vlog or video blog)
A clip of audio or video content that’s broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.
Podcast