Chapter 4 Computer Information Systems
News aggregators
allow you to pick a variety of news sources in different categories so that articles can be presented to you in a magazine-style interface for easy reading.
Real-Time Communication
sometimes preferably to email because messages and conversations between two or more people occur instantaneously.
Voice over Internet Protocol
translates analog voice signals into digital data and uses the Internet to transport the data.
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
-Students who simply want to learn and do not require course credit -These are huge online courses offered for free by a variety of of universities
Residential Gateway
A device that connects your home's network to the Internet
Hyperlink
A link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen
Cookies
Are small data files that remember users and their preferences for a specific website
Cc. (email)
Carbon Copy The adress(es) of people to copy the email to.
IP address
Every computer on the Internet has a unique numeric address called a(n) _______.
Protocol (URL Component)
HTTP is the standard web protocol
E-commerce
Means doing business online, such as when a consumer buys a product over the web instead of going to a store to buy it.
Fw (email)
The message was forwarded to you
BPS (Bits per second)
The speed at which data travels to and from the ISP
URL
Web pages also have a standard addressing system known as a URL
A wiki
A collaborative website that can be edited by anyone that can access it.
Modem
A device that can convert digital information from a computer into the analog sound waves that can be transmitted over phone lines.
Cryptocurrency
A form of electronic money that is decentralized and whose transactions are encrypted, processed, and recorded via peer-to-peer networks.
The World Wide Web
A global system of linked, hypertext documents known as web pages.
Browser extension
A separate program but its purpose is to add a variety of useful features to the web browser. Example: Google Hangouts
Browser plug-in
A separate program that allows your web browser to display specialized content or certain types of multimedia
Microblogging
A short-form blog
A system for exchanging messages through a computer network.
Dial-Up
A type of network connection in which data is passed through phone lines.
A blog
A web page or small website that contains a series of chronological posts and comments.
A web portal
A website the provides a variety of useful information and services to visitors.
Tabs (Web Browser Component)
All newer browsers use a tabbed browsing interface, which allows you to have multiple web pages open in one browser window.
OTT (over-the-top)
Allow users to live-stream a variety of channels that are typically offered by cable TV subscriptions.
MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role-playing games)
Allows millions of players to team up with other players large virtual worlds
Broadhand
Any digital data connection that can transmit information faster than standard dial-up by using a wider brand of frequencies
Web servers
Are typically located, or hosted, on servers
Bcc (email)
Blind Carbon Copy The address(es) of people to copy the email to without anyone knowing, invisible
Protocols
Computers that communicate over a network must follow certain rules
Address Bar (Web Browser Component)
Displays the URL
Internet Service Provider
Every type of Internet service requires a connection and monthly payment
Re (email)
Reply
HTTP
Request web pages are transmitted using a protocol
A URL Has...
Several Components
Website
Several related web pages that connect to each other.
URL Shorteners
Short URLs that redirect you to another
Social Networking
Sites are used to create connections between friends, family members, and organizations
Learning Management System (LMS)
Students often use this to complete exams, turn in work, and communicate with their instructor and classmates.
Browser Cache
Temporary internet files, contains every single page, image, and video for all the web pages you have recently retrieved. It is used for the faster loading of web page in future visits.
NSFNET
That could transmit data at 25 times the speed of CSNET
APRANET
The Advanced Research Projects of the U.S Department of Defense began connecting computers at four universities in the western United States.
Instant-messaging
The act of having an online, text-based conversation with one or more individuals.
Downloading
The act of receiving a file, while sending a file is known as uploading
Attachments (email)
The attachments area contains any included file(s)
Navigation Buttons (Web Browser Component)
The back, forward, stop, refresh, and home buttons are all typical navigation buttons
Webcast
The broadcast of various types of media, such as radio and TV, over the web.
Domain (URL Component)
The domain name uniquely identifies a site and a brand on the web
HTML
The fundamental language of a page
Folders and File (URL Component)
The last part of a URL will list the folders and subfolders (or directories) where the web page is located
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.
TCP/IP
The protocols at the heart of Internet communication.
Subdomain (Url Component)
The subdomain of a URL is located just before the domain. It usually indicates a specific subdivision or server within a large site.
Body (email)
The text that you want your recipient to read
CSNET
To bring together researchers in the field of computer science
Web pages
Web-based documents
Search engines
are specialized programs that assist you in locating information on the web and the Internet.
Backbones
refer to the connections that carry most of the internet's traffic
Spam
unsolicited, unwanted commercial email messages