CGS Chapter 4

forums

Many companies and specialty websites offer ___, or discussion boards, where individuals can ask questions and reply to each other.

URL

Web pages have a standard addressing system known as a(n) ___, which allows them to be located on the Internet.

World Wide Web

The ___ is a global system of linked, hypertext documents.

cookies

___ are small data files that are created by websites in order to remember users and their preferences the next time they visit the site.

plug ins

Browser ___ are separate programs that allow your web browser to play several types of multimedia content

P2P

The most popular method for file transfer today is known as ___ file sharing, which uses a distributed network of individual users instead of a central server.

broadband

The term ___ is used to describe any digital data connection that can transmit information faster than standard dial-up by using a wider band of frequencies.

search engines

___ are sophisticated services that store the URL of millions of web pages and most of the content on those pages.

instant messaging

___ is the act of having an online, text-based conversation with one or more individuals that occurs in real time.

VoIP

___, which can connect to the telephone network, translates analog voice signals into digital data and uses the Internet to transport the data.