terms

Question 1

Modem

Answer 1

a device for transmitting data from computers over telephone lines

allows you to access the internet and cable service in your home

converts the signal coming into your house from the Internet company to a hard-line data connection (so you can use an Ethernet cord to connect to the Internet).

Question 2

Router

Answer 2

connects networks, they become consumer devices when homes began to accumulate multiple devices

converts that hard-line connection from a modem to a Wi-Fi connection that your wireless device (like laptop, cell phone) can connect to for Internet.

Question 3

communication channels

Answer 3

mediums through which you send a message to its intended audience

Ex; phone calls, text message, emails, etc

Question 4

website

Answer 4

collection of related web pages

Question 5

homepage

Answer 5

first page of a website sometimes called splash page

Question 6

ARPA

Answer 6

network created by the department of defense

its goal was to allow scientist to communicate at different locations and build networks that could function if part of network was disabled

Question 7

packet switching

Answer 7

technology used to send data through the internet

packets no more than 1500 characters, packets are broken down and addressed and sent across the internet

EX; a large letter is broken up and sent in different pieces s

Question 8

Internet backbone

Answer 8

fastest communication lines on the internet

the principal data routes between large, strategically interconnected computer networks and core routers of the Internet.

Question 9

Disruptive Technology and examples

Answer 9

an innovation that significantly alters the way that consumers, industries, or businesses operate.

EX: music streaming, video streaming (cable and blockbuster)

Question 10

cloud computing

Answer 10

data and applications on a cloud

the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.

Data and applications exist on a “cloud” of Web servers with on-demand service.

Question 11

crypto

Answer 11

virtual money stored on a blockchain,

each transaction is time stamped and nonrefundable

Question 12

blockchain

Answer 12

blockchain is like a train car and every new crypto transaction is stored on the blockchain

ledger of all transactions across a peer-to-peer network

Question 13

how to buy crypto

Answer 13

need an exchange, an online service where you can exchange real money or flat for cryptocurrency (Venmo or Robinhood)

Question 14

NFTs

Answer 14

Non fungible tokens must be brought with crypto

nfts are one of a kind