CMIS 108 Computer Concepts MindTap Module 2

search operators

A character, word, or symbol that focuses a web search. Also called a Boolean operator.

Boolean operators

A character, word, or symbol that focuses a web search. Also called a search operator.

Internet

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

cache

A holding area where your browser keeps a copy of each webpage you view. This temporary storage area helps speed up processing time.

hits

A list of matched results from an Internet search.

website

A location on the World Wide Web that contains webpages linked together.

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

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

general search engine

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

browser

A program, such as Microsoft Edge, that is designed to display webpages.

usage rights

A right that indicates when you can use, share, or modify the images you find online.

Specialized search tools

A search tool that concentrates on specific resources, such as scholarly journals or the United States Congress.

World Wide Web

A service consisting of websites located on computers around the world, connected through the Internet.

webpage

A specially formatted document that can contain text, graphics, sound, video, and links to other webpages.

breadcrumbs

A step in the path you follow to display a webpage

IP address

A unique number that identifies every computer on the Internet; consists of four sets of numbers from 0 to 255 separated by periods, or dots, as in 216.35.148.4.

web server

An Internet computer that stores webpages.

search tool

An electronic tool that finds online information based on criteria you specify or selections you make.

web directory

An online guide to subjects or websites, usually arranged in alphabetic order. Also called a subject directory.

subject directory

An online guide to subjects or websites, usually arranged in alphabetic order. Also called a web directory.

hyperlinks

In Access, a data type for fields that store a link to a webpage, file, or email address.

index

In Access, a database object that is created based on a field or combination of fields. Also, a field property that keeps track of the order of the values in the field, and a list that relates field values to the records that contain those values.

query

In Access, an object that provides a spreadsheet-like view of data, similar to that in tables; it may provide the user with a subset of fields and/or records from one or more tables. Also, SQL commands that are used to retrieve data.

web

In Computer Concepts, a collection webpages located on computers around the world, connected through the Internet.

address bar

In Computer Concepts, the part of a browser window that displays the location of the current webpage.

domain name

In Computer Concepts, the portion of a URL or email address that identifies one or more IP addresses, such as cengage.com.

navigate

In Computer Concepts, to move from one webpage to another in a browser.

keywords

In Office, terms added to a file's Document Properties that help locate the file in a search.

navigation bar

In a browser, a set of buttons or hyperlinks that allows visitors to move to any page within a website.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

One of the leading organizations that set guidelines for the web and that work together to write web standards.

spiders/crawlers

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

information literacy

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

word stem

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

start page

The main webpage around which a website is built or the webpage opens every time you start a browser. Also called a home page

home page

The main webpage around which a website is built that opens every time you start a browser.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

The most common way to transfer information around the web; when the URL for a webpage starts with http://, the web browser uses this protocol for transferring the information.

top-level domain (TLD)

The three-letter extension after the period in a domain name, the TLD identifies the type of organization associated with the domain.

uniform resource locator (URL)

The webpage address that identifies the location of the file on the Internet.