Chapters 9&10 Flashcards
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
IP
Internet Protocol
TCP/IP
how data is located and how computers can locate each other
Internet
interworking of networks
Electronic mail (e-mail)
a message sent from one computer user to another across a network
Instant message (IM)
an e-mail system that allows two or more users to chat with one another in real time
Philo T. Farnsworth
Invented the electronic television. You can scan an image the same way you till a potato field, line by line.
I Love Lucy
had an interracial relationship. filmed before it was aired, not live. and quickly became the most popular show on television.
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to provide funds for a wide range of noncommercial programs, including public service and educational programs.
Sesame Street
for inner city children to go into school with the same skills as the middle class child. among the most watched of all children’s shows
Nielson Media Research
tracks audience size for tv stations.
Telenovels
spanish language soap operas popular in both Latin America and the United States
V-chip
an electronic device allowing parents to block programs with certain content ratings, began to be included in television sets
Cable Television
a delivery system for broadcasting channels. a way to serve areas with poor reception.
High definition television
A standard for high quality digital broadcasting that features a high resolution picture, wide screen format, and enhanced sound
VCR
a home videotape machine that allows viewers to make permanent copies of television shows and, thus, choose when they want to watch programs.
Univision
a minor broadcasting network.
ESPN
24 hour sports programing network. originally showed less known sports like curling and then grew into one of the most popular channels on cable.
“what are you doing?” 140 characters or less.
Packet switching
A method for breaking up long messages into small pieces, or packets, and transmitting them independently across a computer network. Once the packets arrive at their destination, the receiving computer reassembles the message into its original form.
URL
One of the three major components of the Web. the address of content placed on the Web
The Blair Witch Project
drew viewers through the internet
Cyberspace
used to describe the internet and the interactions that take place there
Cookies
Tiny files that Web sites create to identify visitors and potentially track their actions on the site and the Web
Clifford Stoll
helped catch german hackers breaking into us military computers. how important should the internet be in peoples lives?
World Wide Web
an easy and uniform way to access material on the internet
“Click and Mortar”
A type of business model that includes both online and offline operations, which typically include a website and a physical store.
Hypertext
material in a format containing links that allow the reader to move easily from one section to another and from document to document. The most commonly used hypertext documents are Web pages
Social Media
Web sites that allow users to generate context, comment, tag, and network with friends or other like-minded people
Big 3 Networks
ABC, NBC, CBS, and later FOX
Standard digital television
a standard for digital broadcasting that allows six channels to fit in the broadcasting frequency space occupied by a single analog signal
PeopleMeter
an electronic box used by Nielsen to record which television shows people watch
Sweeps
the four times during the year that Nielsen measures the size of the audiences
rating point
the percentage of the total potential television audience actually watching a particular show
share
the percentage of the television sets in use that are tuned to a particular show
Public access channels
local cable television channels that air public affairs programing and other locally produced shows
is a search a medium?
yes
Is the New York Times a brand?
yes
% of north america that has broad brand access
73
hours an average person spends on the internet?
4
internet def.
1973
