Tuesday, September 24, 2013


Terms 6

  1. Bandwidth: The range of transmission frequencies that a network can use. The greater the bandwidth the more information that can send at once. 
  2. Blog: A website where users can post a chronological up-to-date e-journal of their thoughts. 
  3. Broken Link/Broken Graphic: A link or graphic that no longer works when "Clicked On".
  4. Client: A computer connected to a host or server. 
  5. Connect Time: The amount of time spent connected to an internet service
  6. DNS Server: Domain Name System -- it translates IP addresses from a numeric IP address into text. 
  7. Download: To transfer a file from one computer to another computer. 
  8. Host: Any computer that can function as the beginning and end point of data transfers. 


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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Internet Terms 5 (Yippee!)

The fifth wave of terms:


  1. Public DomainIntellectual Property that is available for use by anyone.
  2. Search Engine: A web site that provides web link results corresponding to keyword inputs.
  3. Secured Site: A site that provides secure exchange of data 
  4. Shareware: Programs that can be downloaded for free from the internet.
  5. Site: A place on the internet comprised of web pages.
  6. Title Bar: The bar that shows the title of a web page
  7. URL:Uniform Resource Locator. Helps locate resources on the internet.
  8. World Wide Web: Global system of servers all linked together.
  9. Freeware: Software obtainable for free on the internet to download.
  10. License Agreement: Something that grants permission to use software in accordance with the agreement. 
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

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Terms Page FOUR

Internet Terms: Page FOUR

  1. Hyperlink: The text or graphics on a website that can be clicked on with a mouse to take you to another webpage or a location on the same web page
  2. Hypermedia: Multimedia links on a webpage that let you download graphics, sound clips, video files, or text documents. 
  3. Hypertext: Text or words that connect you to another web page. 
  4. IP Address: A numeric address that is given to servers and users connected to the internet. 
  5. ISP: Internet Service Provider
  6. Keyword: On a search engine, it is the term or phrase you type in order to begin an online search. 
  7. Link: Any object or text that connects you. 
  8. Navigation Bar: The set of directional tools presented on a web site.
  9. Protocol: HTTP://taysonssuspiciousweblinks.blogspot.com the ability to allow users to view web pages regardless of what type of computers they have. 

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