Web #1 Flashcards
anchor text
a form of cognitive bias that causes people to focus on the first available piece of information
banner add
the act of capturing the information provided by banners, configurable text-based welcome screens from network hosts
bandwidth
the capacity of a wired or wireless network communications link to transmit the maximum amount of data from one point to another
bitmap
a display space and the color for each pixel “bit” in the display space
bookmark
a bookmark is a saved link to a Web page that has been added to a list of saved links
domain name
A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. For example, the domain name “www.totalbaseball.com” locates an Internet
download
a pop-up window that asks the user to download a program to their computer’s hard drive
flash
the part of solid-state flash memory that communicates with the host device and manages the flash file system directory
frames
the use of multiple Web pages on a single display screen
gateway
a website that allows users to send SMS messages from a web browser to people within the cell served by that gateway
hit
the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use, and maintenance of information systems
home page
the first Web page that is displayed after starting a Web browser like Netscape’s Navigator or Microsoft’s Internet
hotspot
a wireless LAN (local area network) node that provides Internet
hyperlink
something that connects a link
Java Script
a programming language that started off simply as a mechanism to add logic and interactivity to an otherwise static Netscape browser
