CGS Chapter 4
forums
Many companies and specialty websites offer ___, or discussion boards, where individuals can ask questions and reply to each other.
URL
Web pages have a standard addressing system known as a(n) ___, which allows them to be located on the Internet.
World Wide Web
The ___ is a global system of linked, hypertext documents.
cookies
___ are small data files that are created by websites in order to remember users and their preferences the next time they visit the site.
plug ins
Browser ___ are separate programs that allow your web browser to play several types of multimedia content
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.
broadband
The term ___ is used to describe any digital data connection that can transmit information faster than standard dial-up by using a wider band of frequencies.
search engines
___ are sophisticated services that store the URL of millions of web pages and most of the content on those pages.
instant messaging
___ is the act of having an online, text-based conversation with one or more individuals that occurs in real time.
VoIP
___, which can connect to the telephone network, translates analog voice signals into digital data and uses the Internet to transport the data.