Computer Concepts Module 2
creative commons
A nonprofit organization that helps content creators keep copyright to their materials while allowing others to use, copy, or distribute their work.
ip address
A numeric label assigned to devices on a network.
top-level domains
.com, .edu, .org, .net, .gov
cookies
A business-to-consumer (B2C) website tracks the items you place in a shopping cart.
citation
A formal reference to a source.
query
A search term.
content aggregator
A site that gathers, organizes, and then distributes web content.
wolfram alpha
A specialty search engine.
home page
A webpage that appears when you open a browser.
uniform resource locator
An address that defines the location of the page on the internet.
browser
An app designed to display webpages.
internet engineering task force
An international organization that works under the Internet Architecture Board to establish standards and protocols relating to the Internet.
drm
Authentication, copy protection, or encryption that limit access to proprietary materials.
credibility
Checking a website author's credentials.
human editor
Creates the index for a web browser.
cars
Credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, and support.
internet
Global collection of millions of computers linked together to share information worldwide.
web
How people access information, conduct transactions, and communicate.
sidebar
On a webpage, it provides supplemental material such as social networking feeds and ads.
w3c
Organizations and experts who write web standards.
b2b
Pricing varies for each customer.
http
The communication standard to display webpages.
public domain
The item is available and accessible to the public without requiring permission to use.
b2c
The sale of goods and services to the general public.
web apps
They can only be used online.
digital certificates
They vouch for authenticity websites.
encryption
To safeguard transmitted information.
plagiarism
Using another's work and claiming it as your own.
c2c
When one person directly sells to another.
hyperlinks
Words or graphics you can click to display a webpage or other resource on the internet.
information literacy
You can evaluate whether information is misleading, biased, or out of date.
"key words"
Gives webpages with exact phrases in the same order.
web server
It delivers webpages to computers requesting the pages through a browser.
copyright
It gives authors and artists the legal right to sell, publish, or distribute and original work.
https
It indicates a secure website connection in the URL.
fair use doctrine
It lets you use a sentence or paragraph of text without permission if you include a citation to its source.
digital coupon
It provides a promotional code you enter when you check out and pay for online purchases.
int property rights
Legal rights protecting those who create works.
navigate
Move from one page to another.
hits
The most relevant results.
