Naomi Johnson

Use the Internet to find definitions/explanations for each of the following terms. You must be prepared to explain these terms in your own words to demonstrate your understanding.

INTERNET - The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer

networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite - a device that controls an analog carrier signal to encode digital information

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#$N"%I"T&/#'( #R!%(ER - a software program that allows the user to find and read
encoded documents for a simpler display.

(E$R)& EN*INE + a service that searches for documents. This is

mostly used on the internet. eb page! and is placed near the beginning of the page"s source code! and used by search engines to inde# pages by sub$ect

ET$ T$* , an element of HTML that describes the contents of a

&TT' , hyperte#t transfer protocol% the standard protocol for transferring

hyperte#t documents on the orld ide eb.

&Y'ERTE-T , a method of storing data through a computer program that

allows a user to create and link fields of information at will and to retrieve the data with no problem.

I' $""RE((/NU #ER , a code that identifies a computer network or a

particular computer or other device on a network! consisting of four numbers separated by periods.

"! $IN N$ E , a name owned by a person or organi&ation and

consisting of an alphabetical or alphanumeric se'uence followed by a suffi# indicating the top-level domain
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'$).ET (%IT)&IN* , a method of efficient data transmission whereby

the initial message is broken into relatively small units that are routed independently and subse'uently reassembled.

T)'/I' , a communications protocol for computer networks! the main

protocol for the Internet.

UR//URI , (bbreviation of )niform *esource Locater! the global address

of documents and other resources on the %%%

%E#(ITE , +omputers. a connected group of pages on the

orld ide eb regarded as a single entity! commonly controlled my one person only

NETI0UETTE , the rules of eti'uette that apply when communicating over

computer networks! especially the Internet! or in person as well.

1IRE%$// , an integrated collection of security measures designed to

prevent unauthori&ed electronic access to a networked computer system.

)!!.IE , a digital message! or segment of data! holding information

about a user! sent by a eb server to a browser and sent back to the server each time the browser re'uests a eb page.

)/!U" (T!R$*E , +loud storage is a model of networked online

storage where data is stored on multiple virtual servers!

NET NEUTR$/ITY , ,et neutrality -Internet neutrality. is the principle that

Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet the same! not discriminating or charging differentially by user! content! site! platform! application! type of attached e'uipment! and modes of communication.

'2' + peer to peer $"%$RE , software that displays advertisements and is integrated into
another program offered at no charge or at low cost.
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3IRU( , a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer

program! often to damage or shut down a system or network.

"$T$, ININ* + the gathering of information "ENI$/ !1 (ER3I)E $TT$). , is an attempt to make a machine or
network resource unavailable to its intended users.

$/%$RE , software intended to damage a computer! mobile device!

computer system! or computer network

'&$R IN* , the practise of redirecting computer users from legitimate

websites to fraudulent ones for the purposes of e#tracting confidential data

'&I(&IN* , the practise of using fraudulent e-mails and copies of

legitimate websites to e#tract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft

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, disruptive messages! especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as e-mail.

('Y%$RE , +omputers. /oftware that is installed surreptitiously and

gathers information about an Internet user"s browsing habits! intercepts the user"s personal data

TR!4$N &!R(E , a bug inserted into a program or system designed to

be activated after a certain time or a certain number of operations

%!R

, an optical disk that enables users to store data but not change it