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Technology Vocab 6
TSDE Vocabulary 6 - Internet Usage
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AUP | a set of rules and guidelines by the network administrator that are set up to regulate Internet use and to protect the user; Acceptable Use Policy |
| advertisement | a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy |
| bandwidth | the amount of information that one can send through a connection, measures in bits-per-second (Bps); a standard page of English text contains about 16,000 bits |
| browser | the software application that allows you to view Internet pages |
| boolean operators | define the relationships between words or groups of words. [i.e. ( ), NEAR, NOT, AND, OR] |
| cyberbully | the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (as a student) often done anonymously |
| domain name | the unique address name for an Internet site |
| DNS | this is a service that stores, translates, and retrieves the numerical address equivalents of familiar host names that you use everyday; Domain Name System |
| ethernet | a common method of networking computers in a Local Area Network (LAN) |
| firewall | technology that prevents users from visiting inappropriate web sites, and protects the network from unauthorized users |
| freeware | software written and then donated to the public, so anyone is free to copy it and share it with their friends. This is not the same as shareware or commercial software, which is supposed to be paid for |
| FTP | a set of rules that allows two computers to "talk" to one another while transferring files from one to another; File Transfer Protocol |
| home page | an introductory screen on a web page on the World Wide Web, used to welcome visitors; it serves as a table of contents to the rest of the pages of the site |
| hypermedia | a program that contains links to other media, such as audio, video, or graphics files |
| hypertext link | a way of linking text to other text or pictures, allowing the user to easily access information |
| hacker | an unauthorized person who secretly gains access to computer files |
| host | the name given to a computer directly connected to the Internet. Host computers are associated with computer networks, online services, or bulletin board systems; a host computer on the Internet could be anything from a mainframe to a personal computer |
| HTML | this is the coding language used to create sites on the World Wide Web; Hypertext Markup Language |
| IP number | a unique number consisting of four parts separated by dots, for example 129.237.247.243; this is the number assigned to a host machine; Internet Protocol number |
| Local Area Network | computers that are connected together in the same room, building, or nearby building; LAN |
| links | connections that bridge one image, page, or word to another by clicking on a highlighted word or phrase |
| netiquette | etiquette governing communications on the Internet |
| online resources | internet information available to a computer user |
| online safety | precautions taken to protect personal information and images from being misused by others |
| refine | improve by making small changes; make more subtle and accurate |
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