Chapter 3 - Using the Internet Flashcards
Aggregator
A software program that finds and retrieves the latest update of web material (usually podcasts) according to your specifications
Blog
A personal log or journal posted on the web
Bookmarks
Features in some browsers that place markers of websites’ URL in an easily retrievable list
Boolean operators
A word used to refine logical searches
- words AND, NOT and OR describe relationships between keywords in search
Breadcrumb trail
A navigation aid that shows users the path they have taken to get to a web page or where the page is located within the website
Business-to-business (B2B)
E-commerce transaction between businesses
Business-to-consumer (B2C)
E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers
Client
A computer that requests information from a server in a client/server network
Client/server network
A type of network that uses servers to deliver services to computers that are requesting them (clients)
Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
E-commerce transactions between consumers through online sites such as eBay
Cyberbullying
Using technology to harass or intimidate another individual
Domain name
A part of a URL that consists of two parts
- site’s host and suffix that indicates the type of organization (popsci.com)
E-commerce
The process of conducting business online
E-mail client
A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through an Internet service provider’s server
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A protocol used to upload and download files from one computer to another over the Internet
Favorites
Microsoft Edge’s bookmark feature
Host
The portion of a domain name that identifies who maintains a given website
Hyperlink
A type of specially coded text that, when clicked, enables a user to jump from one location to another
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
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
Instant messaging (IM)
A program that enables users to communicate online in real time with others who are also online
Internet
A network of networks that is the largest network in the world, connecting billions of computers globally
Internet backbone
The main pathway of high-speed communications lines over which all internet traffic flows
Internet Protocol (IP) address
The means by which all computers connected to the Internet identify each other
- consists of a unique set of four numbers separated by dots
Intellectual property
Refers to products derived from the mind, such as works of art and literature, inventions and software code