click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocab #1
Words for Internet
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Internet | network linking smaller networks worldwide |
Cyberspace | the realm of electronic communication |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator; protocal for specifying addresses on the internet |
Virus | segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program (damage or shut down computer |
Internet Address | absolute network address; examples: .com .edu .org .mil .gov |
Bulletn/Message | a message related to one or group of people |
HTML | Hype Text Markup Language; text description language used for electronic publishing |
HTTP | Hyper Text Transfer Protcol; standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents |
Cache | a kind of memory used to make computers work faster |
Spam | disruptive messages (scams) |
Pop-Ups | messages that appear o a webpage, sometimes a scam |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protcol - wide area networking protcol that makes the internet work |
Bookmark | a link to a website saved automatically for quick access |
Keyword | a word used to classify or organize content to facilltate an online search |
Boolean Search | a search that includes words AND, OR & NOT to give better and more specfic results |
Browse | to look through web pages |
Digital Footprint | a data trail left by interactions in a digital enviroment (can be tracked through anything digital) |