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Computer Chpt 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| access provider | a business that provides individuals and organizations access to the internet free or for a fee -wifi |
| POP Post Office Protocol | communications protocol used by some incoming mail servers |
| shopping cart | allows the customer to collect purchases |
| chat | a real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer |
| blog (short for weblog) | an informal website consisting of time-stamped articles, or posts, in a diary, or journal format, usually listed in reverse chronological order |
| instant messaging (IM) | real time internet communications service that notifies you when one or more people are online and then allows you to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room w/ them |
| VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) (or internet telephony) | enables users to speak to other users over the internet |
| two widely accessed internet services | world-wide web and email |
| The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that links | millions of business, government, agencies, educational institutions, and individuals |
| Fixed wireless Internet connections | are high speed, use antenna to communicate, and use radios |
| speed of Dial up, DSL, and cable | Dial up connections are slower than DSL, DSL is slower than cable. Fastest: cable, then DSL then dial up |
| cable modem is used to | communicate with high speed communications network over cable television network |
| DSL uses | phone lines |
| DSS uses | satellite |
| a browser is needed to access the | world wide web |
| MP3 files reduces the audio file to | about 1/10th of its original size |
| FTP permits transfer file from | one computer to another |
| Netiquette rules | capitol letters = shouting |