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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Access provider | any organization that arranges for an individual or an organization to have access to the Internet. |
| Blog | A Web site on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis. |
| Home page | the opening page of a web site. |
| Netiquette | the rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over computer networks, especially the Internet. |
| Cable modem | type of modem that connects a computer or local network to broadband Internet service through the same cable that supplies cable television service. |
| Internet | A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols |
| Streaming | A method of relaying data over a computer network as a steady continuous stream, allowing playback to proceed while subsequent data is being received |
| Portal | An Internet site providing access or links to other sites |
| Password | A string of characters that allows someone access to a computer system |
| Malware | Software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems |
| Animation | The manipulation of electronic images by means of a computer in order to create moving images |
| Audio | Sound |
| Browser | A program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web |
| Chat room | An area on the Internet or other computer network where users can communicate, typically limiting communication to a particular topic |
| DNS server | any computer registered to join the Domain Name System |
| Domain name | unique address that can be used on the Internet |
| Downloading | the transmission of a file from one computer system to another, usually smaller computer system |
| DSL | technology for bringing high-bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines . |
| E-commerce | refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems |
| Emoticons | A representation of a facial expression |
| FTP | transfer files between computers on a network |
| IP address | number assigned to a network equiped piece of hardware by which other device identify it. |
| ISP | an organization that provides access to the Internet |
| Link | selectable connection from one word, picture, or information object to another |
| Plug-in | set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application |
| RSS | is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works |
| Search engine | designed to search for information on the World Wide Web |
| Uploading | Transfer (data) to a larger computer system |
| URL | Uniform (or universal) resource locator, the address of a World Wide Web page |
| VoIP | telephone conversations that takes place over the Internet instead of land-based telephone networks |
| Web 2.0 | the internet viewed as a medium in which interactive experience, in the form of blogs, wikis, forums, etc, plays a more important role than simply accessing information |
| wiki | A Web site developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content. |
| Adware | advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically renders advertisements |
| Cold boot | Starting the computer by turning power on |
| Driver | software, provided by a hardware maker, that tells the computer's operating system and software how to work with that hardware. |
| Spyware | Software that self-installs on a computer, enabling information to be gathered covertly about a person's Internet use, passwords, etc. |