Internet Flashcards

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Internet

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A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

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WWW

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The World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or the Web) is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet. English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989.

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Web 2.0

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The second stage of development of the World Wide Web, characterized especially by the change from static web pages to dynamic or user-generated content and the growth of social media.

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Network

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A group or system of interconnected people or things

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HTTP

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HTTP means HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

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HTML

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Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.

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Active X

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ActiveX is a software framework created by Microsoft that adapts its earlier Component Object Model (COM) and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technologies for content downloaded from a network, particularly from the World Wide Web.

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Cookie

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a packet of data sent by an Internet server to a browser, which is returned by the browser each time it subsequently accesses the same server, used to identify the user or track their access to the server.

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Home Page

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the introductory page of a website, typically serving as a table of contents for the site.

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Pop-up Ads

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Pop-up ads or pop-ups are forms of online advertising on the World Wide Web. Pop-ups are generally new web browser windows to display advertisements.

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Collaborative Sites

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Web collaboration is essentially the back-end software or service that allows your center to share Web pages with customers while offering voice and text chat assistance or to conduct single or multi-user conferences and seminars.

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Digital Literacy

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Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.

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Search Engine

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a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

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Web Browser

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A software for retrieving and sharing information

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Boolean Operators

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AND, OR, NOT, or AND NOT

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Ranking-Based Search Engine

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Search engine ranking refers to the position at which a particular site appears in the results of a search engine query. A site is said to have a high ranking when it appears at or near the top of the list of results.

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Links List Website

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A linear collection of data elements

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Keywords

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A word or great concept of great significance