Chapter 9 Flashcards
Internet service providers (ISPs)
A business or organization that offers users access to the internet and related services
Domain name
The series of letters and symbols used to identify site operators on the internet: internet addresses
Goodwill
The valuable reputation of a business viewed as an intangible asset
Cyber squatting
The act of registering a domain name that is the same as or confusingly similar to the trademark of another and then offering to sell that domain name back to the trademark owner
Typo squatting
A form of cyber squatting that relies on mistakes, such as typographical errors, made by internet users when inputting information into a web browser
Peer to peer networking
The sharing of resources among multiple computers without necessarily requiring a central network server
Distributed network
A network that can be used by persons located (distributed) around the country or the globe to share computer files
Cloud computing
The delivery to users of on demand services from third party servers over a network.
- a subscriptions based or pay per use service that extends a computers software or storage capabilities
Social media
The means by which people can create, share, and es change ideas and comments via the internet
Cyber torts
A tort committed via the internet
Cookies
Invisible files that computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices create to track a users web browsing activities,
Spam
Bulk, unsolicited junk email
