- Communication between all the different devices on the Internet is made possible by Transmission _____ Protocol/Internet Protocol, a standard set of rules for electronically addressing and transmitting data.
- An ______ is a company that maintains Internet computers and telecommunications equipment in order to provide Internet access to businesses, organizations, and individuals. [acronym]
- these are words or symbols such as AND, OR, NOT or “” (quotation marks) that describe a relationship between keywords and thereby helps you create a more focused query [two words]
- An e-mail _______ is a document that is composed on a computer and remains in digital, or “electronic,” form so that it can be transmitted to another computer.
- ________ Transfer Protocol is the communications standard used to transmit Web documents on the Internet; it is normally found at the beginning of a URL
- any computer and software that maintains a list of people who are interested in a topic, and facilitates message exchanges among all members of the list
- A technology known as peer-to-peer (P2P) file ______ makes it possible to access files stored on another Internet user’s hard disk with permission.
- ______ mail (e-mail) allows one person to send an electronic message to another person or to a group of people listed in a personal address book.
| - A ______ for a Web page indicates the computer on which it is stored, its location on the Web server, its file name, and its extension. [acronym]
- unwanted electronic junk mail about medical products, low-cost loans, and fake software upgrades that arrives in your online mailbox
- a series of customs or guidelines for maintaining civilized and effective communications in online discussions and e-mail exchanges
- A spam ______ automatically routes advertisements and other junk mail to the Deleted Items folder maintained by your e-mail client.
- keeps your mail at a Web site instead of transferring it to your computer. Examples include Yahoo/AT&T, Hotmail, Gmail, and AOL
- temporarily stores new messages on an e-mail server; requires e-mail client software such as Microsoft Outlook [acronym]
- An e-mail ______ typically consists of a user ID, an @ symbol, and the name of the computer that maintains the mailbox.
- An e-mail ______ provides the rights to a storage area, or “mailbox,” supplied by an e-mail provider, such as an ISP.
| - transferring a file from a remote computer (such as a server) to a local computer (such as your personal computer)
- HTML _____ are embedded codes that tell the Web browser how to display the Web page that you may request to view.
- The message ______ of an e-mail typically contains the recipient’s e-mail address and the subject of the message.
- a collection of local, regional, national, and international computer networks linked together to exchange data
- Electronic ______ includes activities such as online shopping, electronic auctions, and online stock trading.
- sending a file from a local computer (such as your personal computer) to a remote computer (such as a server)
- a Unix shell program for logging into, and executing commands on, a remote computer (i.e. PuTTY) [acronym]
- similar to POP, except you have the option of downloading your mail or leaving it on the server [acronym]
| - The worldwide ______ is a collection of files that can be linked and accessed using HTTP.
- a discussion in which a group of people communicates online simultaneously [two words]
- ______ messaging allows two or more people to send typed messages back and forth.
- symbols that represent emoticons and can help convey the intent behind your words
- Any file that travels with an e-mail message is called an e-mail ______.
- a personal journal posted on the Web for access by the general public
- Hypertext ______ Language is the standard format for Web documents.
- underlined areas of text that allow users to jump between Web pages
| - any word that describes the information you’re trying to find
- A collection of Web pages can be grouped into a Web _____.
- Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari
- describes the information you want to find
- server that routes outgoing mail [acronym]
- a worldwide bulletin board system
- Google, Yahoo [two words]
- discussion forums
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