Chapter 4

Question 1

Advanced Research Products Agency

Answer 1

a program under the U.S. Department of defense that started connecting computers at 4 different universities to produce the network Arpanet

Question 2

ARPANET

Answer 2

referred to as the original internet, it was used to access far away computer resources

Question 3

Protocols

Answer 3

rules and steps to take to ensure something is done properly

Question 4

TCP/IP

Answer 4

Transmission Control Protocol, created in 1973 to set rules for transport and addressing systems for a network

Question 5

IP address

Answer 5

Uniquely identifies a device

Question 6

CSNET

Answer 6

created in 1981 by NSF to bring together researchers in computer science

Question 7

NSFNET

Answer 7

used to connect smaller regional networks and is 25 times faster than CSNET

Question 8

World Wide Web

Answer 8

a global system of linked hypertext docs

Question 9

Hypertext

Answer 9

is text capable of being a hyperlink or connector to another text

Question 10

Decentralized

Answer 10

no one runs it

Question 11

Web pages

Answer 11

web based documents

Question 12

Website

Answer 12

several related pages that connect

Question 13

Web Servers

Answer 13

websites are located on or hosted by these

Question 14

HTTP

Answer 14

web servers deliver the requested web page using this protocol, https means it has a secure connection

Question 15

URL

Answer 15

uniform resource locator, a web pages addressing system

Question 16

Protocol in a URL

Answer 16

http or https or www

Question 17

Subdomain

Answer 17

right after the protocol, specific subdivision or server within a larger site

Question 18

Domain in a URL

Answer 18

Identifies a site and a brand on the web, after the subdomain

Question 19

Folder in a URL

Answer 19

where the web page file is located

Question 20

Email

Answer 20

system of exchanging messages through a computer network

Question 21

Spam

Answer 21

Unsolicitated email that comes in bulk

Question 22

Real Time Communication

Answer 22

messages that arrive instantaneously

Question 23

VoIP

Answer 23

translates analog voice signals into digital data allowing us to make phone calls

Question 24

Webcast

Answer 24

broadcasts of various types of media over the web

Question 25

Podcasts

Answer 25

a specific broadcast that you listen to

Question 26

Peer to Peer

Answer 26

a distributed network of individual users that allows you to file share

Question 27

LMS

Answer 27

Learning management system, allows students to learn online by accessing course work

Question 28

MOOC

Answer 28

massive open online course, huge online courses offered for free

Question 29

MMORPG

Answer 29

multiplayer online role playing games

Question 30

Internet Service Provider

Answer 30

companies that sell internet access to homes and businesses

Question 31

Dial Up

Answer 31

the original way to access information that is accessed through the phone line

Question 32

Modem

Answer 32

used in dial ups to convert digital info into analog sound waves

Question 33

Broad Band

Answer 33

any digital data connection that transmits info faster than a dial up by using a wider band of frequencies

Question 34

Residential Gateway

Answer 34

a device that connects your home network to the internet

Question 35

DSL

Answer 35

digital subscriber line, when companies use the telephone lines already present in your home

Question 36

Fiber Optic Communication

Answer 36

data travels using light pulses through an optic fiber

Question 37

Data Plan

Answer 37

allows you to connect to the internet using a cellular network

Question 38

Tethering

Answer 38

To make your phone a wireless access point

Question 39

Web Browser

Answer 39

allows you to search web pages

Question 40

Tabbed Browsing

Answer 40

allows you to have multiple web pages open

Question 41

Cookies

Answer 41

collects info on your habits and preferences when on a website

Question 42

First Party Cookies

Answer 42

cookies are only read by the website

Question 43

Third Party Cookies

Answer 43

when a company controls multiple websites and can relay your cookies to another site

Question 44

Browser Plug In

Answer 44

a program that allows your web browser to display specialized content and multimedia

Question 45

Extension

Answer 45

allows you to add features to the web browser

Question 46

Search Engines

Answer 46

services that store the URL of millions of web pages and the content on those pages

Question 47

Web Portal

Answer 47

provides a variety of info to visitors

Question 48

News Aggregator

Answer 48

a mobile app for news

Question 49

Forums

Answer 49

discussion boards where people can ask and answer questions

Question 50

Microblogging

Answer 50

A short term of a blog, brief multimedia shares

Question 51

Wiki

Answer 51

collaborative info that relies on people to create and edit

Question 52

Social Networking

Answer 52

sites used to create connections between people and organizations

Question 53

E commerce

Answer 53

ways for businesses to interact with customers online

Question 54

Online Payment Services

Answer 54

a way to pay online

Question 55

Cryptocurrency

Answer 55

Electronic money not controlled by the government

Question 56

Sharing Economy

Answer 56

refers to how the internet has helped us share

Question 57

Crowd Funding

Answer 57

allows people to solicit funds from the public

Question 58

Pay per Click

Answer 58

advertisers pay for their adds only when someone clicks on it

Question 59

Gig Commerce

Answer 59

short term contracts or freelance work