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Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Business that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet free or for a fee. | access provider |
| List of names and e-mail addresses, created and stored by a user. Also called contacts folder. | address book |
| Appearance of motion created by displaying a series of still images in sequence. | animation |
| Music, speech, or any other sound. | audio |
| Informal Web site consisting of time-stamped articles, or posts, in a diary or journal format, usually listed in reverse chronological order. Short for Web log. | blog |
| Application software that allows users to access and view Web pages. Also called a Web browser. | browser |
| Digital modem that sends and receives digital data over the cable television (CATV) network. | cable modem |
| Real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer. | chat |
| Location on an Internet server that permits users to chat with each other. | chat room |
| Text version of an IP address. | domain name |
| Process of a computer receiving information, such as a Web page, from a server on the Internet. | downloading |
| 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 |
| Short for electronic mail, the transmission of messages and files via a computer network. | |
| Combination of a user name and a domain name that identifies a user so he or she can receive Internet e-mail. | e-mail address |
| Software used to create, send, receive, forward, store, print, and delete e-mail messages. | e-mail program |
| Online business a customer visits that contains product descriptions, graphics, and a shopping cart. | electronic storefront |
| Symbols used on the Internet to express emotion. | emoticons |
| Internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading with other computers on the Internet. | FTP |
| Digital representation of nontext information such as a drawing, chart, or photo. | graphic |
| First page that a Web site displays. | home page |
| Real-time Internet communications service that notifies a user when one or more people are online and then allows the user to exchange messages or files or join a private chat room with those people. | |
| Worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals. | Internet |
| Technology that allows users to speak to other users over the Internet. Also called Voice over IP (Internet Protocol) or VoIP. | Internet telephony |
| A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet. See also Internet Protocol address. | IP address |
| Regional or national Internet access provider. | ISP (Internet service provider) |
| Built-in connection to another related Web page or part of a Web page. | link |
| Group of e-mail names and addresses given a single name. | mailing list |
| Specific type of online social network that enables members to share media such as photos, music, and videos. | media sharing Web site |
| Popular Web-based type of discussion group that does not require a newsreader. | message board |
| Format that reduces an audio file to about one-tenth of its original size, while preserving much of the original quality of the sound. | MP3 |
| Any application that combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and/or virtual reality. | multimedia |
| Short for Internet etiquette, the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet. | netiquette |
| Online area in which users have written discussions about a particular subject. | newsgroup |
| E-commerce method that allows consumers to bid on an item being sold by someone else. | online auction |
| Web site that joins a specific group of people with similar interests or relationships. | online community |
| Company that provides internet access as well as many members-only features. | online service provider (OSP) |
| Web site that encourages members in its online community to share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users. Also called a social networking Web site. | online social network |
| Software used by a person to listen to an audio file on a computer. | player |
| Program that extends the capability of a browser; often used to enhance multimedia. See also add-on. | plug-in |
| Web site that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location. | portal |
| Describes users and the people with whom they are conversing being online at the same time. | real time |
| Really Simple Syndication. Specification that content aggregators use to distribute content to subscribers. | RSS 2.0 |
| Program that finds Web sites, Web pages, images, videos, news, and other information related to a specific topic. | search engine |
| Word or phrase entered in a search engine's text box that describes the item you want to find. | search text |
| Element of an electronic storefront that allows a customer to collect purchases. | shopping cart |
| Web site that encourages members in its online community to share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users. | social networking Web site |
| Process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow. | streaming |
| Search tool that classifies Web pages in an organized set of categories and subcategories. | subject directory |
| Process of a user adding his or her e-mail name and address to a mailing list. | subscribe |
| Activity of using links to explore the Web. | surfing the Web |
| traffic | Communications activity on the Internet. |
| Process of a user removing his or her e-mail name and address from a mailing list. | unsubscribe |
| Process of transferring documents, graphics, and other objects from a computer to a server on the Internet. | uploading |
| Unique address for a Web page. | URL |
| Unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific user. | user name |
| Full-motion images that are played back at various speeds. | video |
| Computers used to simulate a real or imagined environment that appears as a three dimensional(3-D)space. | virtual reality (VR) |
| Technology that allows users to speak to other users over the Internet using their desktop computer, mobile computer, or mobile device. | VoIP |
| Worldwide collection of electronic documents called Web pages, the Web is one of the more popular services on the Internet. | Web |
| Refers to Web sites that allow users to modify Web site content, provide a means for users to share personal information, and have application software built into the site for visitors to use. | Web 2.0 |
| Unique address for a Web page. See also URL and Uniform Resource Locator. | Web address |
| Application software that allows users to access and view Web pages. Also called a browser. | Web browser |
| Electronic document on the Web, which can contain text, graphics, audio, and video and often has built-in connections to other documents. | Web page |
| Development and maintenance of Web pages. | Web publishing |
| Computer that delivers requested Web pages to a computer. | Web server |
| Collection of related Web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server. | Web site |
| Short for wireless fidelity. Type of broadband Internet connection that uses radio signals to provide Internet connections 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 |
| Company that provides wireless Internet access to desktop and notebook computers and mobile devices, such as smart phones and PDAs, with built-in wireless capability or to computers using wireless modems or access devices. | wireless Internet service provider |
| Worldwide collection of electronic documents. | World Wide Web |
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