Chapter 7 & 8 Flashcards
p-card (procurement card or purchasing card)
A credit card used to streamline the traditional purchase order and invoice payment processes
smart card
A credit card-sized device with an embedded microchip to provide electronic memory and processing capability
electronic cash
An amount of money that is computerized, stored, and used as cash for e-commerce transactions
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
A communications protocol used to secure sensitive data during e-commerce
certificate authority (CA)
A trusted third-party organization or company that issues digital certificates
digital certificate
An attachment to an e-mail message or data embedded in a Web site that verifies the identity of a sender or Web site
personalization
The process of tailoring Web pages to specifically target individual consumers
meta tag
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
storefront broker
A company that acts as an intermediary between your Web site and online merchants who have the products and retail expertise
market segmentation
The identification of specific markets to target them with tailored advertising messages
electronic exchange
An electronic forum where manufacturers, suppliers, and competitors buy and sell goods, trade market information, and run back-office operations
cybermail
A single Web site that offers many products and services at one Internet location
electronic retailing (e-tailing)
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
identify theft
Someone using your identification information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes
e-Government
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
consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce
A subset of e-commerce that involves electronic transactions between consumers using a third party to facilitate the process
business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce
A form of e-commerce in which customers deal directly with an organization and avoid intermediaries
business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce
A subset of e-commerce in which all the participants are organizations
electronic commerce
Conducting business activities (e.g., distribution, buying, selling, marketing, and servicing of products or services) electronically over computer networks
tunneling
The process by which VPNs transfer information by encapsulating traffic in IP packets over the Internet
extranet
A network based on Web technologies that links selected resources of a company’s intranet with its customers, suppliers, or other business partners
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
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
content streaming
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
Web log (Blog)
A Web site that people can create and use to write about their observations, experiences, and opinions on a wide range of topics
instant messaging
A method that allows two or more people to communicate online in real time using the Internet
Web portal
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
search engine
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
rich Internet application (RIA)
Software that has the functionality and complexity of traditional application software but does not require local installation and runs in a Web browser
Web 2.0
The Web as a computing platform that supports software applications and the sharing of information among users
web application framework
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
Java
An object-oriented programming language from Sun Microsystems based on the C++ programming language, which allows applets to be embedded within an HTML document
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
The markup language designed to transport and store data on the Web
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
A markup language for defining the visual design of a Web page or group of pages
HTML tags
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
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
The standard page description language for Web pages
Web browser
Web client software, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, are used to view Web pages
hyperlink
Highlighted text or graphics in a Web document that, when clicked, opens a new webpage containing related content
Web
Server and client software, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), standards, and markup languages that combine to deliver information and services over the internet
cloud computing
A computing environment where software and storage are provided as an Internet service and are accessed with a Web browser
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Any organization that provides Internet access to people
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
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
IP Address
A 64-bit number that identifies a computer on the internet
backbone
One of the Internet’s high-speed, long distance communications links
Internet Protocol
A communication standard that enables computers to route communications traffic from one network to another as needed
