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Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Advanced Research Products Agency

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

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ARPANET

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

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Protocols

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rules and steps to take to ensure something is done properly

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TCP/IP

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

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IP address

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Uniquely identifies a device

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CSNET

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

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NSFNET

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

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World Wide Web

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a global system of linked hypertext docs

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Hypertext

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

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Decentralized

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no one runs it

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Web pages

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web based documents

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Website

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several related pages that connect

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Web Servers

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websites are located on or hosted by these

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HTTP

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

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URL

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uniform resource locator, a web pages addressing system

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Protocol in a URL

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http or https or www

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Subdomain

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

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Domain in a URL

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

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Folder in a URL

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where the web page file is located

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Email

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system of exchanging messages through a computer network

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Spam

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Unsolicitated email that comes in bulk

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Real Time Communication

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messages that arrive instantaneously

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VoIP

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

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Webcast

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broadcasts of various types of media over the web

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Podcasts

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a specific broadcast that you listen to

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Peer to Peer

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

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LMS

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

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MOOC

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massive open online course, huge online courses offered for free

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MMORPG

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multiplayer online role playing games

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Internet Service Provider

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companies that sell internet access to homes and businesses

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Dial Up

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

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Modem

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

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Broad Band

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

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Residential Gateway

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a device that connects your home network to the internet

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DSL

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

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Fiber Optic Communication

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data travels using light pulses through an optic fiber

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Data Plan

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allows you to connect to the internet using a cellular network

38
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Tethering

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To make your phone a wireless access point

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Web Browser

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allows you to search web pages

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Tabbed Browsing

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allows you to have multiple web pages open

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Cookies

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collects info on your habits and preferences when on a website

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First Party Cookies

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cookies are only read by the website

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Third Party Cookies

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

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Browser Plug In

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

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Extension

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allows you to add features to the web browser

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Search Engines

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

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Web Portal

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provides a variety of info to visitors

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News Aggregator

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a mobile app for news

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Forums

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discussion boards where people can ask and answer questions

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Microblogging

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A short term of a blog, brief multimedia shares

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Wiki

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collaborative info that relies on people to create and edit

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Social Networking

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sites used to create connections between people and organizations

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E commerce

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ways for businesses to interact with customers online

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Online Payment Services

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a way to pay online

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Cryptocurrency

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Electronic money not controlled by the government

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Sharing Economy

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refers to how the internet has helped us share

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Crowd Funding

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allows people to solicit funds from the public

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Pay per Click

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advertisers pay for their adds only when someone clicks on it

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Gig Commerce

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short term contracts or freelance work

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