MIS Ch 7

Internet2 (I2)

a collaborative effort involving more than 200 US universities and corporations to develop advanced Internet technologies and applications for higher education and academic research

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds

a fast, easy way to distribute web content in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format; it is a subscription service, and new content from web sites you have selected is delivered via a feed reader to one convenient spot

Internet backbone

a foundation network linked with fiber-optic cables that can support very high bandwidth; it is made up of many interconnected government, academic, commercial, and other high capacity data routers

blog

a journal or newsletter that is updated frequently and intended for the general public; these reflect their authors' personalities and often include philosophical reflections and opinions on social and political issues

gigapop

a local connection point-of-presence that connects a variety of high-performance networks, and its main function is the exchange of I2 traffic with a specified bandwidth

intranet

a network within an organization that uses Internet protocols and technologies for collecting, storing, and disseminating useful information that supports business activities, such as sales, customer service, human resources and marketing

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET)

a project started in 1969 by the US Department of Defense, which was the beginning of the Internet

extranet

a secure network that uses the internet and web technologies to connect intranets of business partners so communication between organizations or between consumers is possible

Instant Messaging (IM)

a service for communicating with others via a private "chat room" on the internet

wiki

a type of web site that allows users to add, delete, and sometimes modify content

Internet

a worldwide collection of millions of computer and networks of all sizes; it is a network of networks

Uniform resource locators (URLs)

also called universal resource locators, identify a web page; a (blank) is the address of a document or site on the Internet

podcast

an electronic audio file, such as an MP3 file, that is posted on the web for users to download to their mobile devices or even computers

hypermedia

documents include embedded references to audio, text, images, video and other documents

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

enables users in chat rooms to exchange text messages with people in other locations in real time

directories

indexes of information based on keywords embedded in documents, which make it possible for search engines to find what you are looking for

social networking

refers to a broad class of web sites and services that allows users to connect with friends, family, and colleagues online as well as meet people with similar interests or hobbies

Internet of Everything (IoE)

refers to a web-based development in which people, processes, data, and things are interconnected via the internet using various means, such as RFID devices, barcodes, wireless systems, and QR codes

Internet of Things (IoT)

refers to the physical objects that are connected to the internet and, therefore, to all the other physical objects

Web 2.0

refers to the trend toward Web applications that are more interactive that traditional Web applications; collaboration or e-collaboration is one of its key components

search engine

such as google or ask, is an information system that enables users to retrieve data from the web by using search engines

hypertext

the embedded references in hypermedia documents are called (blank); they consist of links users can click to follow a particular thread (topic)

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

the language used to create Web pages; it defines a page's layout and appearance by using tags and attributes; a tag delineates a section of the page, such as the header or body; an attribute specifies a value, such as a font color, for a page component

voice over internet protocol (VoIP)

the protocol used for internet telephony

newsgroups

typically more general in nature and can cover any topic; they allow people to get together for fun or for business purposes

navigational tools

used to travel from web site to web site - as in surf the internet

internet telephony

using the internet rather than the telephone network to exchange spoken conversation

discussion groups

usually for exchanging opinions and ideas on a specific topic, usually of a technical or scholarly nature; group members post messages or articles that others in the group can read

Domain Name System (DNS)

when information is transferred from one network to another, domain names are converted to IP addresses by (blank) protocol; servers using this protocol maintain lists of computers' and web sites' addresses and their associated IP addresses