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Dig. Tech. Final Rev
Review for finals Pt. 6
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| a business that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet for free or for a fee | Access Provider |
| an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense; the Internet has its roots in a networking project started by this agency | ARPA |
| a network that became functional in 1969, linking scientific and academic researchers across the United States | ARPANET |
| application software that allows users to access and view Web pages | Browser |
| allows access to high-speed Internet services throughout the cable television network | Cable modem |
| is the use of various services, such as software development platforms, servers, storage and software, over the internet, often referred to as the "cloud." | Cloud Computing |
| when the modem in a computer uses a standard telephone line to connect to the Internet | Dial-up Access |
| domain name is used for finding and identifying computers on the Internet; the parts of a domain name are separated by periods | Domain name |
| a technology that provides high-speed Internet connection using regular copper telephone | DSL |
| a new technology that is currently being developed, or will be developed within the next five to ten years. | Emerging Technology |
| high-speed Internet connections that use an antenna on a house or business to communicate with a tower location via radio signals | Fixed Wireless Internet |
| stands for File Transfer Protocol; it is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client | FTP |
| a web-page that serves as the starting point of website. It is the default web-page that loads when you visit a web address that only contains a domain name. | Home Page |
| Hypertext Markup Language, the language used to create web-pages. A set of tags that are used to markup plain text so that a browser application knows how to display the text. | HTML |
| a worldwide collection of networks that link millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals | Internet |
| a unique string of numbers separated by periods that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network | IP Address |
| Load Time is what we use to describe how long a specific page took to load in its entirety, this includes all images, scripts, CSS and third party resources (as well as the HTML of course) that might be found on a website. | Load Time |
| the different types of information in a multimedia presentation, including text, images, audio, video and animations | Media Elements |
| a special type of browser, which is designed for the small screens and limited computing power of Internet-enabled mobile devices such as smart phones | Micro-browser |
| a software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program | Plug-in |
| an Internet site providing access or links to other sites | Portal |
| is an approach to web page creation that makes use of flexible layouts, flexible images and cascading style sheet media queries. | Responsive Design |
| communicates with a satellite dish to provide high-speed Internet connections via satellite | Satellite modem |
| a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web | Search engine |
| a method of transmitting or receiving data (especially video and audio material) over a computer network as a steady, continuous flow, allowing playback to proceed while subsequent data is being received | Streaming |
| stands for Uniform Resource Locator; it is a protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet | URL |
| stands for Voice over Internet Protocol; it is phone service over the Internet | VoIP |
| electronic document on the Web which can contain text, graphics, audio (sound), and video | Web page |
| a collection of related Web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server | Web site |
| networks that send signals to a communications device that is connected to a high-speed Internet service; it can be either DSL or cable. Many home users set them up. | Wi-Fi |
| also called the Web; consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents | World Wide Web |
| stands for World Wide Web Consortium, the group that oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the Internet. | W3C |
| Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. | XHTML |
| is the degree of ease with which products such as software and Web applications can be used to achieve required goals effectively and efficiently. | Usability |
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