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Ch. 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Business that provides individuals and companies access to the internet free or for a fee. | Access Procider |
| Appearance of motion created by displaying a series of still images in sequences. | Animation |
| Music, speech, or any other sound. | Audio |
| Informal website consisting of time stamped articles, or posts, in a diary or journal format, usually listed in reverse chronological order. | Blog |
| Application software that allows users to access and view web pages. | Browser |
| Digital modem that sends and receives digital data over the cable television network. | Cable Modem |
| Location on an internet server that permits users to chat with each other. | Chat Room |
| Internet server that usually is associated with an internet access provider. | DNS Server |
| text version of an IP address. | Domain Name |
| Proccess of a computer receiving information, such as a web page, from a server on the internet. | Downloading |
| Acronym for a digital subscriber line. Type of digital technology that provides high-speed internet connections using regular copper telephone lines. | DSL |
| Short for electronic commerce, a business transaction that occurs over an electronic network such as the internet. | E-Commerce |
| Symbols used on the internet to express emotions. | Emoticons |
| Short for file Transfer Protocol, an internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the software. | FTP |
| First page taht a web site displays. | Home Page |
| Worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals. | Internet |
| A number that uniqely identifies each computer or device connected to the internet. | IP Address |
| Regional or national internet access provider. | ISP |
| Built in connection to another related web page or part of a web page, short for hyperlink. | Link |
| Short for internet etiquette, the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the internet. | Netiquette |
| Program that extends the capacity of a browser; often used to enhance multimedia. | Plug In |
| website that offers a variety of internet services from a single, convenient location. | Portal |
| Specification that content aggregators use to distribute content to subscribers. | RSS |
| Program that finds web sites, web pages, images, videos, news, and other information related to a specific topic. | Search Engine |
| Process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow. | Streaming |
| Process of transferring documents, graphics, and other objects from a computer to a server on the internet. | Uploading |
| Unique addressfor a web page. | URL |
| Technology that allows users to speak to other users over the internet. | VOIP |
| Term used to refer to web sites that allow users to modify web site content. | Web 2.0 |
| Application software that allows users to access and view web pages. | Web Browser |
| Short for wireless fidelity. Type of broadband internet connection that uses radio signals to provide internet connection to wireless computers and devices. | Wi-fi |
| Collaborative web site that allows users to create, add to , modify, or delete the web site content via their web browser. | Wiki |