F22 Chapter 2: The Web

cache-Seth

(n.) a hiding place; something hidden or stored

navigation bar-ali

A bar or menu lists links to other major parts of the website.

wiki [Bri]

A collaborative website that can be edited by anyone that can access it.

digital rights management (DRM)-Gavan

A collection of technologies used by software publishers and trade groups to fight software piracy

Internet-ali

A global collection of millions of computers linked together to share information worldwide.

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-ali

A nonprofit group that sets standards to allow devises, services, and applications to work together across the internet.

Creative Commons (CC)-Gavan

A nonprofit organization that makes it easy for content creators to license and share their work by supplying easy-to-understand copyright licenses; the creator chooses the conditions under which the work can be used.

general search engine-Ethan

A nonspecialized search engine designed to find general results; general search engines include Google, Bing, and Yahoo!.

browser-Seth

A program that allows the user to find and view pages on the world wide web.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)-Ethan

A protocol in which "https" is used in a URL. The "s" stands for "secure" to show that the website will make a secure connection to the computer.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)-Ethan

A protocol used to make a secure connection to a computer, identified by the "https" prefix in a URL and often used by banks and retail stores.

encryption-Ethan

A security method of "scrambling" information as it is transmitted over a network. Information is scrambled in such a way that it cannot be read unless the user possesses the "key" to unlock it back to a readable format.

address bar-Seth

A text field near the top of a web browser window that displays the URL of the current webpage.

IP address-ali

A unique number that consists of four sets of numbers that range from 0-255 separated by periods.

media sharing site-ali

A website that enables members to manage media such as photos, videos, and music.

online social network-ali

A website that encourages members to share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos online with other registered users (AKA social media site).

content aggregator-Gavan

A website that gathers, organizes, and then distributes web content.

web portal [Bri]

A website that provides a variety of useful information and services to visitors.

citation-Seth

A written reference to a specific work (book, article, dissertation, report, musical composition, etc.) by a particular author or creator which identifies the document in which the work may be found.

Boolean operators-Seth

AND, OR, and NOT used in search strings to refine the scope of the search

fair use doctrine-Ethan

Allows you to use a sentence or paragraph of text without permission if you include a citation to the original source.

electronic storefront-Ethan

An e-commerce website selling products or services.

e-commerce-Gavan

Business transactions that occur over an electronic network such as the Internet.

wildcard [Bri]

Characters to find words or phrases that contain specific letters or combination of letters.

consumer-to-consumer (C2C)-Gavan

E-commerce model in which consumers provide goods and services to other consumers; the most widespread example of this is online auctions.

business-to-consumer (B2C)Seth

E-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers.

business-to-business (B2B)-Seth

E-commerce transactions between businesses.

webpage [Bri]

Each electronic document on the web; can contain text, graphics, audio, and video.

index-ali

In Computer Concepts, a list of terms and locations built by a spider or crawler as it combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to a database.

hits-Ethan

In Computer Concepts, an item in the list of results returned by a search engine in a web search.

domain name-Gavan

In Computer Concepts, the portion of URL or Email address that ID's one or more IP addresses.

citation style-Gavan

In a formal reference to a published work such as a book, journal, magazine, or website, the sequence of elements and the punctuation between them; common citation styles include MLA, APA, or Chicago.

intellectual property rights-ali

Legal rights protecting those who create works such as photos, art, writing, inventions, and music.

breadcrumbs-Seth

Links, usually on the top of the page, that indicate where a page is in the hierarchy of the website.

cookies-Gavan

Small text files that are sent to your computer from certain websites. They track your behavior and transactions.

crawlers-Gavan

Software that combs the web to find webpages and add new data about them to a database. Also called spider.

hyperlinks-Ethan

Text or an image in a webpage that you can click to navigate to another webpage, download a file, or preform another action, such as sending an email message, also called a link.

3D Secure-Seth

The 3D Secure protocol is the popular method for secure online payments used by VISA, MasterCard, American Express and most others. It is an XML protocol that uses SSL encryption to ensure data is secure.

information literacy-ali

The ability to find, evaluate, use, and communicate online information.

word stem [Bri]

The base of a word, used in a web search to broaden a search.

ethics-Ethan

The moral principles that govern people's behavior; many schools and other organizations post codes of conduct for computer use, which can help you make ethical decisions while using a computer.

home page-Ethan

The webpage the appears when you open a browser.

keywords-ali

The words that describe best what you want to find.

navigate-ali

To move from one webpage to another.

website [Bri]

a collection of related webpages

application (app)-Seth

a computer program designed for a particular purpose (informal)

web server [Bri]

a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer or mobile device

digital certificate-Gavan

a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature

web directory [Bri]

a listing of hyperlinks to Web pages.

World Wide Web (WWW) [Bri]

a system of computers that share information by means of links on web pages

blogs-Seth

online journals where people and companies post their thoughts and other content, usually related to narrowly defined topics

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) [Bri]

oversees research and sets standards and guidelines for many areas of the internet

copyright-Gavan

the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.