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Chapter 7 & 8 Flashcards

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p-card (procurement card or purchasing card)

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A credit card used to streamline the traditional purchase order and invoice payment processes

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smart card

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A credit card-sized device with an embedded microchip to provide electronic memory and processing capability

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electronic cash

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An amount of money that is computerized, stored, and used as cash for e-commerce transactions

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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

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A communications protocol used to secure sensitive data during e-commerce

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certificate authority (CA)

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A trusted third-party organization or company that issues digital certificates

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digital certificate

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An attachment to an e-mail message or data embedded in a Web site that verifies the identity of a sender or Web site

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personalization

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The process of tailoring Web pages to specifically target individual consumers

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meta tag

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An HTML code, not visible on the displayed Web page, that contains keywords representing your site’s content, which search engines use to build indexes pointing to your Web site

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storefront broker

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A company that acts as an intermediary between your Web site and online merchants who have the products and retail expertise

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market segmentation

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The identification of specific markets to target them with tailored advertising messages

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electronic exchange

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An electronic forum where manufacturers, suppliers, and competitors buy and sell goods, trade market information, and run back-office operations

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cybermail

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A single Web site that offers many products and services at one Internet location

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electronic retailing (e-tailing)

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The direct sale of products or services by businesses to consumers through electronic storefronts, typically designed around the familiar electronic catalog and shopping cart model

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identify theft

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Someone using your identification information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes

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e-Government

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The use of information and communications technology to simplify the sharing of information, speed formerly paper-based processes, and improve the relationship between citizens and government

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consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce

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A subset of e-commerce that involves electronic transactions between consumers using a third party to facilitate the process

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business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce

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A form of e-commerce in which customers deal directly with an organization and avoid intermediaries

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business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce

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A subset of e-commerce in which all the participants are organizations

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electronic commerce

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Conducting business activities (e.g., distribution, buying, selling, marketing, and servicing of products or services) electronically over computer networks

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tunneling

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The process by which VPNs transfer information by encapsulating traffic in IP packets over the Internet

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extranet

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A network based on Web technologies that links selected resources of a company’s intranet with its customers, suppliers, or other business partners

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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A protocol that provides a file transfer process between a host and a remote computer and allows users to copy files from one computer to another

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content streaming

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A method for transferring large media files over the Internet so that the data stream of voice and pictures plays more or less continuously as the file is being downloaded

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Web log (Blog)

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A Web site that people can create and use to write about their observations, experiences, and opinions on a wide range of topics

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instant messaging

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A method that allows two or more people to communicate online in real time using the Internet

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Web portal

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A Web page that combines useful information and links and acts as an entry to the Web; portals typically include a search engine, a subject directory, daily headlines, and other items of interest. Many people choose a Web portal as their browser’s home page

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search engine

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A valuable tool that enables you to find information on the Web by specifying words that are key to a topic of interest, known as keywords

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rich Internet application (RIA)

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Software that has the functionality and complexity of traditional application software but does not require local installation and runs in a Web browser

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Web 2.0

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The Web as a computing platform that supports software applications and the sharing of information among users

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web application framework

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Web development software that provides the foundational code–or framework–for a professional interactive Web site, allowing developers to customize the code to specific needs

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Java

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An object-oriented programming language from Sun Microsystems based on the C++ programming language, which allows applets to be embedded within an HTML document

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Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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The markup language designed to transport and store data on the Web

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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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A markup language for defining the visual design of a Web page or group of pages

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HTML tags

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Codes that tell the Web browser how to format text–as a heading, as a list, or as body text, for example–and whether images, sound, and other elements should be inserted

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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The standard page description language for Web pages

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Web browser

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Web client software, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, are used to view Web pages

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hyperlink

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Highlighted text or graphics in a Web document that, when clicked, opens a new webpage containing related content

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Web

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Server and client software, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), standards, and markup languages that combine to deliver information and services over the internet

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cloud computing

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A computing environment where software and storage are provided as an Internet service and are accessed with a Web browser

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Internet Service Provider (ISP)

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Any organization that provides Internet access to people

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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A Web address that specifies the exact location of a Web page using letters and words that map to an IP address and a location on the host

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IP Address

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A 64-bit number that identifies a computer on the internet

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backbone

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One of the Internet’s high-speed, long distance communications links

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Internet Protocol

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A communication standard that enables computers to route communications traffic from one network to another as needed

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