Computers Chapter 2: The Internet
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Animation
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The appearance of motion created by displaying a series of still images in sequence
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Audio
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Music, speech, or any other sound
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Bandwidth
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The amount of data, instructions, and information that can travel over transmission media
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Blog
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Informational website consisting of time-stamped articles (posts) in a diary or journal format, usually listed in reverse-chronological order
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Chat
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A real-time typed conversation that takes place on a computer or mobile device with many other online users.
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Email
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The transmission of messages and files via a computer network. Short for electronic mail
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Favorites
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Links to preferred websites
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Gigabyte
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one billion characters
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Hotspot
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A wireless network that provides Internet connections to mobile computers and devices
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Internet
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A worldwide collection of computer networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals
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Megabyte
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One million characters
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Multimedia
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Any application that combines text with media
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Netiquette
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The code of acceptable behaviors users should follow while on the Internet. Short for Internet etiquette
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Portal
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A website that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location
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Registrar
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Small, high-speed storage locations that temporarily holds data and instructions
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Traffic
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Communications activity on the Internet
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Video
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Images displayed in motion
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VoIP
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Technology that uses the Internet (instead of the public switched telephone network) to connect a calling party to one or more local or long distance called parties) and enables users to speak to other users via the Internet
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Web server
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A computer that delivers requested webpage to your computer or mobile device
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Webpage
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Each electronic document on the Web; can contain text, graphics, audio, and video.
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Website
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A collection of related webpage, which are stored on a Web server
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Wiki
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A collaborative website that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete the content via their browser
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True or False: No single person or government agency controls or owns the internet.
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True
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True or False: The W3C is responsible for maintaining all networks and content on the Internet.
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False. It is responsible for setting guidelines and standards for many areas of the Internet
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True or False: Users typically pay additional fees for mobile Hotspot and tethering services
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True
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True or False: A gigabyte (GB) is the basic storage unit on a computer or mobile device and represents a single character.
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False. Byte is the basic storage unit
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True or False: Visitors to a dynamic webpage can customize some or all of the viewed content, such as desired stock quotes, weather, or ticket availability for flights
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True
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True or False: Browsers usually are not included by default either mobile devices and smartphones
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False. Browsers usually are included by default either mobile devices and smartphones
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True or False: Mobile apps sometimes have fewer features than a Web app.
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True
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True or False: A subject directory is software that finds websites, Web pages, images, videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic
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False. Search engine is software that finds websites, Web pages, images, videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic
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True or False: One technique you can use to improve search results is to use specific nouns.
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True
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True or False: The term, BLOGOSPHERE, refers to the worldwide collection of blogs
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True. What term refers to the worldwide collection of blogs
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True or False: Unregistered wiki users can review the content, as well as edit it and add comments
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False. Only registered wiki users can review the content, as well as edit it and add comments
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True or False: Tethering is the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, which allows users to access and use a file while it is transmitting
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False. Streaming is the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, which allows users to access and use a file while it is transmitting
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A(n) ________ is any computer that provides services and connections to other computers on a network
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Host
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_________ access takes place when a modem in a computer connects to the Internet via a standard telephone line that transmits data and information using an analog signal.
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Dial-up
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A(n) ________ is a sequence of numbers that uniquely identifies the location of each computer or device connected to the Internet.
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IP Address
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You register a domain name through ________, which is an organization that sells and manages domain names.
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ICANN
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One way to protect your identity while browsing is to use a(n) ________, which is another computer that screens all your incoming and outgoing messages.
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Proxy server
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___________ is a set of rules that defines how webpages transfer on the Internet.
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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A(n) __________ website contains factual information, such ad libraries, encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, guides, and other types of reference.
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Informational
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A(n) ________, which consists of a number sign (#) followed by a keyword, describes and categorizes a Tweet.
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Hashtag
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________ transforms a smartphone or Internet-capable tablet into a portable communications device that shares its Internet access with other computers and devices wirelessly.
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Tethering
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_______ represents the amount of data that travels over a network.
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Bandwidth
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Because all-numeric IP addresses are difficult to remember and use, the Internet supports ______.
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domain names
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An email address is a combination of a user name and a ____________ that identifies a user so that he or she can receive Internet email.
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domain name
