Info Systems - Chapter 7 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Applet
A small program embedded in web pages
ARPANET
A project started by the US department do defense in 1969 as both an experiment in a reliable networking and a means to link DoD and military research contractors, including many universities doing military-funded research
Backbone
One of the internees high speed, long distance communications links
cascading Style Sheet(CSS)
A markup language for defining the visual design of a web page or group of pages
Cloud computing
A computing environment in which software and storage are provided as an Internet service and are accessed with a web browser
Content Streaming
A method for transferring media files over the Internet so that the data stream of voice and pictures plays more or less continuously as the file is being downloaded
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
The markup language designed to transport and store data on the web
Extranet
A network based on web technologies that links selected resources of a company’s intranet with its customers, suppliers, or other business partners
(FTP) File Transfer Protocol
A protocol that provides that provides a file transfer process between a host and a remote computer and allows users to copy files from one computer to another
HTML tags
Codes that let the Web browser know how to format text - as a heading, as a list or as a body text – and wether images, sound, and other elements should be inserted
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
The standard page description language for web pages
IP - Internet Protocol
A communication standard that enables traffic to be routed from one network to another as needed
Intranet
An internal corporate network built using Internet and World Wide Web standards and products; used by employees to gain access to corporate info
IP address
A 64-bit or 128-bit number that identifies a computer on the Internet
Java
An object-oriented programming language from Sun Microsystems based on C++ that allows small programs to be embedded within an HTML document
RIA - Rich Internet Application
Software that has the functionality and complexity of traditional application software but does not require local installation and runs in a web browser
Telnet
A network protocol that enables users to log on to networks remotely over the Internet
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
The widely used transport- layer protocol that most Internet applications use with IP
Tunnelling
The process by which VPNs transfer information by encapsulating traffic in IP packets over the Internet
VPN - Virtual Private Network
A secure connection between two points on the Internet
Web 2.0
The web as a computing platform that supports software applications and the sharing of info among users
Web Application Framework
Web development software that provides the foundational code - or framework - for a professional, interactive website, allowing developers to customize the code to specific needs
Web Portal
A Web Page that combines useful info and links and acts as an entry point to the web - they typically include a search engine, a subject directory, daily headlines, and other items of interest. Many ppl choose a web portal as their browsers home page
Web Services
Standards and tools that streamline and simplify communication among Websites for business and personal purposes
