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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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A software program that finds and retrieves the latest update of web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications

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Aggregator

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A personal log or journal posted on the Web; short for weblog.

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Blog

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Features in some browsers that place markers of websites’

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Bookmarks

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A word used to refine logical searches. For Internet searches, the words AND, and OR describe the relationships between keywords in the search.

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Boolean operators

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A navigation aid that shows users the path they have taken to get a web page or where the page is located within the website; it usually appears at the top of a page.

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Breadcrumb trail

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E-commerce transactions between businesses

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business-to-business

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E-commerce transactions between business and consumers

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business-to-consumer

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A type of Internet harassment where some individual scams others into false romantic relationship

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catfishing

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A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network(such as your computer when you are connected to the Internet).

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Client

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A type of network that uses servers to deliver services to computers that are requesting clients

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server network

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The process of storing data, files, and applications on the Web, which allows access to and manipulation of these files and applications from any Internet-connected devices.

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cloud computing

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12
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E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay.

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consumer-to-consumer

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13
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Using technology to harass or intimidate another individual.

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cyber harassment

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A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through an Internet service provider’s server.

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desktop client

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The use of hashtags and posts to raise awareness and foster discussion about specific issues and causes via social media.

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digital activism

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A part of a URL.

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domain name

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The process of conducting business online for purposes ranging from fund-raising to advertising to selling products.

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e-commerce

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Internet-based communication in which senders and recipients correspond

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e-mail

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A feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer that places a marker of a website’s URL in an easily retrievable list in the browser’s toolbar. (Called Bookmarks in some browsers.)

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Favorites

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A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet.

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File Transfer Protocol

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The method of identifying the geographical location of a person or device, usually by utilizing information processed through the Internet.

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geolocation

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The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given website. For example, berkeley.edu is the domain name for the University of California at Berkeley, which maintains that site.

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host

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A type of specially coded text that, when clicked, enables a user to jump from one location, or web page, to another within a website or to another website altogether.

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hyperlink

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The protocol that allows files to be transferred from a web server so that you can see them on your computer by using a browser.

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online.

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instant messaging

26
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A network of networks that’s the largest network in the world, connecting billions of computers globally

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Internet

27
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The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all Internet traffic flows.

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Internet backbone

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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.

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Internet protocol(IP) Address

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A specific word a user wishes to query (or look for) in an Internet search. (2) A specific word that has a predefined meaning in a particular programming language.

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keyword

30
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Data that is formally defined and that can be expressed in relationships.

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linked data

31
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A search engine, such as Dogpile, that searches other search engines rather than individual websites.

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metasearch engine

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Social media in which users post short text with usually frequent updates.

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mircoblog

33
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Conducting commercial transactions online through a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device

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Mobile commerce(m-commerce)

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A combined search and address bar, so you can both type a website URL or search the Web from the address bar.

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ominbox

35
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The information after the slash that indicates a particular file or path (or subdirectory) within the website.

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Path (subdirectory)

36
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A clip of audio or video content that’s broadcast over the Internet using compressed audio or video files in formats such as MP3.

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podcast

37
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Software designed to help assess the progress of a project as it moves toward completion.

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project management tools

38
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An XML–based format that allows frequent updates of content on the Web.

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Really Simple Syndication

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A set of programs that searches the Web for specific words (or keywords) you wish to query (or look for) and that then returns a list of the websites on which those keywords are found.

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search engine

40
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Designing a website to ensure ranking near the top of search engine results.

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search engine optimization (SEO)

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A network security protocol that provides for the encryption of data transmitted using the Internet. The current versions of all major web browsers support SSL.

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secure sockets layer (SSL)

42
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An evolving extension of the Web in which information is defined in such a way as to make it more easily readable by computers.

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semantic web

43
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A computer that provides resources to other computers on a network.

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Server

44
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A subset of e-commerce that uses social networks to assist in marketing and purchasing products.

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social commerce

45
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Websites or apps that allow users to create and share content and/or participate in social networking with others.

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social media

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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

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social networking

47
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Assigning a keyword or term to a web resource such as a web page, digital image, or video.

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tagging

48
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Using the Short Message Service (SMS) to send short messages between mobile devices.

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texting

49
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The suffix, often of three letters (such as .com or .edu), in the domain name that indicates the kind of organization the host is.

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top-level domain

50
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The act of posting inflammatory remarks online for the sheer pleasure of soliciting an angry or negative response.

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trolling

51
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A website unique address

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Uniform resource Locator (URL)

52
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A personal online journal that uses video as the primary content in addition to text, images, and audio.

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video log

53
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A technology that facilitates making telephone calls across the Internet instead of using conventional telephone lines.

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VoIP

54
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Tools and Web-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.

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Web 2.0

55
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A type of e-mail system that’s managed by a web browser and that allows access to e-mail from the Web.

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Web-based e-mail

56
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Software installed on a computer system that allows individuals to locate, view, and navigate the Web.

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Web browser

57
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A computer running a specialized operating system that enables it to host web pages (and other information) and to provide requested web pages to clients.

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webserver

58
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The (usually live) broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet.

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webcast

59
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A type of website that allows anyone visiting the site to change its content by adding, removing, or editing the content.

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wiki

60
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The part of the Internet used the most. What distinguishes the web from the rest of the Internet are (1) its use of common communication protocols (such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet protocol, or TCP/IP) and special languages (such as the HyperText Markup Language, or HTML) that enable different computers to talk to each other and display information in compatible formats and (2) its use of special links (called hyperlinks) that enable users to jump from one place to another on the Web.

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World Wide Web

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