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Ch. 2 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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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 |