Chapter 2 Section 2.2 Web Browsers

Proxy Server

A device that stands as an intermediary between an application such as a web browser and the Internet. A proxy server intercepts all requests and can use filter rules to allow or deny internet traffic.

Certificate

A digital document that contains encryption keys and is used for encryption and identification.

Pop-up Blocker

A feature of most web browsers that prevents pop-up windows such as advertisements from being displayed.

Web Search

A search of the World Wide Web using a web browser, often done by visiting a web search engine site such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo.

Cookie

A small piece of data sent from a website and stored on a user's computer by the web browser while the user is browsing. Cookies are designed to help websites remember information such as items in an online shopping cart and entries in a web form so that the website can customize a web page for the user.

Web Browser

An application for accessing information on the World Wide Web.

Academic Source

Books or articles written by experts who have credentials in a particular field of study.

Secondary Source

Resources such as articles or books that review, analyze, or describe primary sources.

Primary Source

Resources such as original speeches, letters, poems, laws, scientific fieldwork, and artwork.

Consumer-level Source

Resources such as personal websites, online forums, news websites, and online magazines whose audience is consumers of information -- people looking for practical information to solve a problem, make a purchasing decision, or just become better informed on current events and issues.

Tertiary Source

Resources that compile or summarize material from other sources including bibliographies, abstracts, and online article indexes and databases.

Browser Extension

Software that adds functionality to a web browser.

Citation Style

The format used for citing academic sources, including author, date of publication, and journal title.

Client-Side Scripting

The process of transferring source code from a web server to a web browser and running that code directly in the browser.

Caching

The storing of images, sounds, web pages, and other information associated with particular websites that allows a browser to redisplay data without having to reload it from the website.