Chapter 9

Question 1

Internet service providers (ISPs)

Answer 1

A business or organization that offers users access to the internet and related services

Question 2

Domain name

Answer 2

The series of letters and symbols used to identify site operators on the internet: internet addresses

Question 3

Goodwill

Answer 3

The valuable reputation of a business viewed as an intangible asset

Question 4

Cyber squatting

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Typo squatting

Answer 5

A form of cyber squatting that relies on mistakes, such as typographical errors, made by internet users when inputting information into a web browser

Question 6

Peer to peer networking

Answer 6

The sharing of resources among multiple computers without necessarily requiring a central network server

Question 7

Distributed network

Answer 7

A network that can be used by persons located (distributed) around the country or the globe to share computer files

Question 8

Cloud computing

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Social media

Answer 9

The means by which people can create, share, and es change ideas and comments via the internet

Question 10

Cyber torts

Answer 10

A tort committed via the internet

Question 11

Cookies

Answer 11

Invisible files that computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices create to track a users web browsing activities,

Question 12

Spam

Answer 12

Bulk, unsolicited junk email