DI vocab quiz 1 part 2
Terms
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- telecommunications
- the transmitting and receiving of data
- web designer
- creates the web page layouts and graphics for websites
- network interface card
- a circuit board that goes into a computer or other device in a LAN
- virus
- a program that is designed to reproduce itself by copying itself into other programs stored on a computer without the user's knowledge
- trojan horse
- malicious code in the form of a program that appers as something else usually a program that looks trustworthy
- server
- a computer used to manage network functions such as communication and data sharing
- transmission media
- the media that joins the nodes ona network to enable communication
- portal website
- a website created by business for the purpose of reating a starting point for people to enter the Web
- router
- a device that connects different network technologies
- peer-to-peer network
- a type of network that does not have a server
- plus sign(+)
- used in searh criteria to limit a search engine to only those webpages containing two or more specified words
- RAM ( Random access memory)
- memory that temporarily stores data and instructions
- port
- used to attach a peripheral device to a computer
- output device
- a device used to convey processed data
- web developer
- designs, builds, and programs websites
- phishing
- the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to ba a legitimate business in an attempt to risk the user into revealing personal information that could be used for crimes such as identity theft
- operating system
- software that allows the user to communicate with the computer
- world wide web
- the most widely sued internet service. used to search and access information available on the internet
- search engine
- a program that searches a database of web pages for keywords and then lists hyperlinks to pages that contain those key words
- URL
- an address that is interpreted by a web browser to identify the location of a page on the Web
- network architecture
- the structure of a network
- Netiquette
- the etiquette that should be fllowed when using a network
- wireless network
- a type of network that does not require the use cables
- search criteria
- a single word or phrase that is used by the search engine to match web pages
- node
- a location on the network capable of processing information, such as a computer or a printer
- website
- a series of realted web pages
- WAN (wide area network)
- a network used ot cinnect computers over large geographical distances
- subname
- part of the URL that represents a server or organization. Also called a label
- tablet PC
- a computer designed similar to a pad of paper
- network
- a combination of software and hardware that allows computers to exchange data and to share software and devices, such as printers
- online profiling
- a marketing technique that collects online data about consumers
- privacy policy
- a legally binding document that explains how nay personal information will be used
- real time
- occurs immediately
- network operating system
- software that allows users and devices to communicate over a network
- star topology
- a physical LAN topology where each node is attached to a hub
- ring topology
- a physicak LAN topology where ech node is connected to form a closed loop
- top-level domain
- part of the URL that identifies the type of website
- TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol)
- software used by networks connected to routers to communications
- web browser
- interprets an HTML documents to display a web page
- Piracy
- Illegally copying or distributing software
- Media Website
- online newspaper and periodicals that are reated by companies for ther purpose od informing readers about current events and issues
- minus sign (-)
- used in search criteria to exclude unwanted web pages
- network news
- a BBS available on a network
- ROM (read only memory)
- memory that stores data and is a permanent part of the computer
- network administrator
- reponsibl efor a company's network. also called LAN manager
- topology
- the physical or logical arrangement of the nodes on a network
- secondary memory
- any type of storage media, such as a floppy disk, hard disk, memory key, or CD-RW
- notebook
- a portable, lightweight computer
- Modern LAnguage Association (MLA)
- organization that publishes standarads used for citations
- personal website
- a website created by an individual for the purpose of displaying information about themselves