Internet Ch. 4

Phishing

Attempts to collect personally identifiable information, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and so forth.

social networking

Individuals who maintain connections with other people to share information or participate in activities of common interest.

message header

The To, Cc, Bcc, Subject, and Attach lines all are apart of this.

emoticon

The use of icons or text to portray mood or facial expression

blind courtesy copy

a copy of a message sent without that recipient's name or email address appearing in the message header.

courtesy copy

a copy of the message you send as a courtesy to someone other than the primary recipients in the To line.

chat

a facility that allows two or more people to exchange text or multimedia messages in real time. using either a special client, or a mobile or web app.

attachment

a file that is sent along with the email message.

mailbox

a folder on the server that corresponds to the user name portion of the email address.

instant messaging

a private means of exchanging real-time messages with one or several people using the Internet.

worm

a self replicating mass that harvests the email addresses stored on an infected computer and then sends an infected email message to each address it harvests.

passphrase

a sequence of words separated by spaces.

channel

a specific chat discussion that might be on a given topic or with a certain set of participants

chat room

a specific chat discussion that might be on a given topic or with a certain set of participants

VoIP (voice over internet telephony)

a technology used to make phone calls over the Internet.

outbox folder

a temporary storage folder for outgoing messages.

user ID

a unique identifier for the recipient.

user name

a unique identifier for the recipient.

news server

acts as a hos to a number of newsgroups.

content sharing

allow users to post webpage link or image bookmark to a public website, and then tag the bookmark with keywords or hashtags.

social bookmarking

allow users to post webpage link or image bookmark to a public website, and then tag the bookmark with keywords or hashtags.

social tagging

allow users to post webpage link or image bookmark to a public website, and then tag the bookmark with keywords or hashtags.

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

allow users to send short text messaging containing text only or text, audio, and video.

web based chat

allows for real time communication using a web browser or web or mobile app.

contact category

also known as a contact group, mailing list, or distribution list is a list of contacts to which you can refer collectively by a single name and to whom you can easily address a single email.

list address

an email address used to send messages for distribution to list subscribers.

Post Office Protocol (POP)

an email client might use a number of protocols to interact with mail servers when sending and receiving messages.

SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

an email client might use a number of protocols to interact with mail servers when sending and receiving messages.

web based email service

an email service available to a user through a browser and a website, or a web or mobile app.

email client

any program used to create, send, and receive email messages.

spambot

automated programs that create fake email accounts or hack into an unsuspecting users email account to send spam, not only collect email addresses but can also generate email addressed to which to send spam.

text speak

because the amount of text sometimes is limited, and to save time, users often use short abbreviations.

online survey technology

companies offer companies and organizations the ability to send an online survey using email.

Usenet network

consist of a number of servers that use NNTP

wiki

consists of webpages in which authorized users can make edits to content, such as supplementing or deleting

subject line

contains a description of the message content.

Deleted Items Folder

contains deleted messages

trash folder

contains deleted messages

HTML formatted message

contains formatting, such as different fonts font sizes, and font styles, as well as bulleted list , indented paragraphs, and so forth.

Inbox folder

contains incoming messages

junk mail folder

contains messages marked as unsolicited commercial email or spam based on the junk email options you set.

spam folder

contains messages marked as unsolicited commercial email or spam based on the junk email options you set.

Drafts folder

contains messages that you create and same to work on again, usually with the intention of sending them later.

to line

contains one or more email addresses of the message's recipient or recipients.

signature file

contains standard content, such as the name, title, and contact information of the sender.

Bcc line

contains the email addresses of recipients who will receive a blind courtesy copy of the message.

Attach line

contains the file names of any attachments.

message body

contains the text of the message.

Trojan horse

creates away for a hacker to breach network security

message list

displays individual messages.

asynchronous communication

does not reuire users to be online at the same time and includes email, mailing lists, and newsgroups.

emoji

electronic symbols used to show emotion

Nigerian Sting operation

fraudulent request for money

email marketing software

helps organizations send email and track the success of a marketing campaign by keeping track of the number of users who read the email, how many times the recipients tapped or clicked a link in the email, and how many times the recipients purchased a product or enrolled in a service.

host name

identifies the server where the recipient's email account or mailbox resides.

cyberbullying

includes any Internet content created or distributed with the intent of hurting or humiliating someone.

message rule

instructs your email client o move certain messages to specific folders automatically.

cc line

lists the email addresses of recipients who will receive a courtesy copy of the message.

sent items folder

once you send an outgoing message, a copy appears, by default.

sent mail folder

once you send an outgoing message, a copy appears, by default.

newsgroup

online bulletin boards that were first made available in the 1980s over the Usenet network

web based discussion group

online discussion forums often hosted by a portal.

list owner

person who handles administrative tasks.

moderator

person who handles administrative tasks.

synchronous communication

real time communication, in which two or more users are online at the same time.

social media

refers to online tools that allow people to communicate, collaborate, and share over the internet.

lurking

remaining quiet and not participating in the chat discussion at first.

closed list

require approval by the list moderator

Stock manipulation schemes

scams encouraging unwary investors to buy a specific stock, thereby artificially inflating the stock's value.

spam filter service

services that filter out and either block or move to the spam folder messages that do not meet certain criteria, such as messages from senders whose addresses are not in the recipient's address book.

newsreader

software or an app that allows a user to read newsgroup messages.

open list

subscription begins automatically upon receipt of the subscription email message.

flag

tap or click in the flag column to the right of the message in the message list

short message service (SMS)

text and multimedia messaging allows users to send short messages containing text only or text, audio, and video.

unmoderated list

the message goes out immediately to all subscribers.

moderated list

the moderator reviews the message and then either approves and sends it, makes or requests edits, or discards it.

posting

the process of sending a message to the list.

contact

those users whose email or other information you have access to; their address information is stored in the Contacts folder.

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)

to interact with mail servers when sending and receiving messages.

watched conversation

to more easily identify all the messages in a conversation, mark the original message and all of its replies as this

subscribe

to receive email from a mailing list you must first join the list

troll

to refer to those who intentionally post inflammatory comments on a blog or article, in order to provoke a response

forward

to send a message that was sent to you to someone else.

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

to send newsgroup messages over an IP network.

opt-in

unlike spam, email marketing relies on users to do this to receive emails.

blogosphere

variety of blogs available

social opinion websites

when consumers check out user reviews for products, movies, books, travel accommodations, local restaurants, appliances, and local service providers.