IT Vocab 6 Flashcards
Software that adds functionality to a web browser
Browser Extension
A small piece of data sent from a website and stored on a user’s computer by the web browser while the user is browsing; designed to help websites remember information such as items in an online shopping cart and entries in a web form so that the website can customize a web page for the user
Cookie
A feature most web browsers that prevents pop-ups windows such as advertisements form being displayed
Pop-up Blocker
A computer that provides a gaming environment that tracks events in multiplayer video games
Gaming server
Resources such as original speeches, letters, poems, laws, scientific fieldwork, and artwork
Primary Source
Books or articles written by experts who have credentials in a particular field of study
Academic Source
A device usually located on a building wall, that provides a port (usually RJ-45) where a network cable can be connected. On the hidden side is wiring to a patch panel or to a network device
Wall Jack
Resources that compile or summarize material from other sources including bibliographies, abstracts, and online article indexes and databases
Tertiary Source
The process of transferring source code from a web server to a web browser and running that code directly in the browser
Client-Side Scripting
A computer component that provides a port (usually RJ-45) where a network cable can be connected
Network Interface
A device that stands as an intermediary between an application such as a web browser and the Internet; intercepts all requests and can use filter rules to allow or deny internet traffic
Proxy Server
Resources such as articles or books that review, analyze, or describe primary sources
Secondary Source
Resources such as personal websites, online forums, news websites, and online magazines whose audience is consumers of information – people looking for practical information to solve a problem, make a purchasing decision, or just become better informed on current events and issues
Consumer-Level Source
A group of networked computers that are physically close together, usually in the same building
Local Area Network (LAN)
A network interface or connection with eight pins
Registered Jack 45 (RJ-45) interface
A computer that provide network access to shared disk storage
File server
A network or interconnected LANs across a large geographical location
Wide Area Network (WAN)
A computing model where computer servers supply network and computational services (such as email, file sharing, online gaming, and VoIP) that are consumed by client computers
Client-Server Model
A computer that stores databases, which are huge repositories of organized data
Database server
A computer that stores web pages and hypertext documents and transmits them to devices requesting these pages
Web Server
A digital document that contains encryption keys and is used for encryption and identification
Certificate
A computer that provides email services to a network
Mail server
The format used for citing academic sources, including author, date of publication, and journal title
Citation style
A cable that provides connectivity between network devices; connecting to a computer’s network interface with a wall jack
Network Cable
The storing of images, sounds, web pages, and other information associated with particular websites that allows a browser to redisplay data without having to reload it from the website
Caching
A network interface or connection with four pins and a clip to hold the plug into a wall socket
Registered Jack 11 (RJ-11) interface
