Module 2: Connecting and Communicating Online
Tag
A short, descriptive label that you assign to webpages, photos, videos, and other digital content so that it is easier to locate later
VoIP
Voice over internet protocol, enables users to speak to each other via internet connection
ISP/ Internet Service Provider
a business or an organization that provides access to the internet free or for a fee
E Commerce
a business transaction that occurs over an electronic network, such as the internet
Wiki
a collaborative website that allows users to create, add, modify, or delete the website content
Pop Up Blocker
a filtering program that stops pop up ads from displaying on web pages
E Mail List
a group of email addresses used for mass distribution of a message
GPS Receiver
a handheld, mountable, or embedded device that contains an antenna, radio receiver, and processor
Chat
a real time typed conversation that takes place on a computer or mobile device with many online users
Emoticons
a set of symbols that represent emotion
Search Engine
a software that finds websites, webpages, images, video, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic
Domain Name
a text-based name that corresponds to the IP address of a server, such as a web server that hosts a website
Megabyte
a unit of data measurement equal to about one million characters
Graphic
a visual representation of non-text information
Portal
a website that offers a variety of internet services from a single, convenient location
Responsive Web Design
adapts the layout of the website to fit the screen on which it is being displayed
Content Aggregation
allows user to collect and compile content from a variety of websites about a particular topic
Mobile Service Provider
an ISP that offers wireless internet access to computers and mobile devices with the necessary built-in wireless capability
Webpage
an electronic document on the web
Emojis
an image that represents emotion
Blog
an informal website consisting of time-stamped articles in diary or journal format
Online Auction
bidding on an item sold by someone else over the internet
Traffic
communications activity
FTP
file transfer protocol, an internet standard that permits file uploading and downloading to and from other computers on the internet
GB
gigabyte, a unit of data measurement equal to about one billion characters
GPS
global positioning system, a navigation system that consists of one or more earth-based receivers that accept and analyze signals sent by satellites in order to determine the receiver's geographic location
HTML
hypertext markup language is a set of symbols that developers use to specify the formatting of webpages
IP Address
internet protocol address, a sequence of numbers that uniquely identifies the location of each computer or device connected to the internet or any other network
Hashtag
the # symbol that describes or categorizes a post
Netiquette
the code of acceptable behaviors users should follow on the internet
Web Publishing
the creation and maintenance of websites
Home page
the first page that is displayed on a website
Streaming
the process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow, allowing users to access and use a file while it is transmitting
Web Address
the unique address of a web page
Virtual Reality
the use of computers to simulate three dimensional space
World Wide Web
the worldwide collection of electronic documents
Tabbed Browsing
where the top of a browser shows a tab for each webpage you display