BoT Internet and E-mail Terms and Definitions

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A file that travels with an e-mail message

Attachment

a journal written online and accessible to users of the internet.

Blog

A software program that runs on your computer and helps you access Web pages. A _____ fetches and displays Web pages. Two of today’s most popular ____ are Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) and Netscape Navigator.

Browser

A set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file. reproduces itself, and spreads to other files. It can corrupt files, destroy data, display an irritating message, or otherwise disrupt computer operations.

Computer virus

a location where the name or email address of each person who is to receive a copy of the message.

Copy field

An identifying name by which host computers on the Internet are familiarly known, for example contracosta.edu.

Domain name

A process of transferring a copy of a file from a remote computer to a local computer’s disk drive.

Download

A high speed, digital, always on Internet access technology that uses standard phone lines to transport data.

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

A single electronic message or the entire system of computes and software that handles electronic message transmitted between computers over a communications network.

Email (electronic mail)

A unique address for each mailbox on the Internet, which typically consists of a user ID, an @ symbol, and the name of the computer that maintains the mailbox.

Email address

A document that is composed on computer and transmitted in digital or “electronic” form to another computer.

Email message

An internet tool that is used to copy files from one computer to another.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

A set of specifications for creating ____ documents that a browser can display as a Web page.

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

A communications protocol used to transmit Web Pages. an identifier that appears at the beginning of most Web pages URLs.

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)

A massive worldwide network of computers. Through the _____, you can access information, conduct research, participate in discussion groups, play games, shop for just about anything, and send an email to friends, businesses, and family.

Internet

A unique identifying number assigned to each computer connected to the Internet.

IP (Internet Protocol)

A company that provides Internet access to businesses, organizations, and individuals. ____ operates network devices that handle the physical aspects of transmitting and receiving data from your computer.

ISP (Internet Service Provider)

An interconnected group of computers and peripherals located within a relatively limited area, such as a building or campus.

LAN (local area network)

Software programs designed to damage or do other unwanted actions on a computer system.

Malware (Malicious software)

An electronic bulletin board services on the internet.

Newsgroups

A computer connected to another company electronically to relieve or send data.

Online

A component or equipment, such as a printer or scanner, which expands a computer's input output, or storage capabilities.

Peripheral device

a dial up connection that is used to transport data between your computer and your internet service provider.

POTS (plain old telephone service)

A set of rules that ensure the orderly and accurate transmission and reception of data. They start and end transmission, recognize errors, send data at the appropriate speed, and identify the correct sender and recipients.

Protocols

A program that uses keywords to find information on the internet and return a list of relevant documents.

Search engine

an unsolicited email sent to a large quantity of people. It also relates if you post something off topic to a large number newsgroup.

Spam/Junk email

a descriptive topic for the message; typed with upper and lowercase letters.

Subject field

a location of the name or email address of each recipient of the email message.

To field

an address of a Web page. Every Web page is a document stored on a Wen server and indentified by a unique address.

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

a private network that links to an external site that extends across a public network. It enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)

An interconnected group of computers and peripherals that covers a large geographical area, such as multiple branches of a corporation.

WAN (wide area network)

a web application that allows anyone visiting a website to edit content on it.

Wiki

an internet service that likes documents and information from computers distributed all over the world using the HTTP protocol.

WWW (world wide web)

When sending an email to multiple people what separates each of their email addresses?

A comma or semi colon

What are the seven basic parts of an email message?

To field, cc field, bcc field, subject field, greeting, body, closing/singature, and attachment.

reminder to learn what the parts of an email are

reminder to learn what the parts of an email are not just how many there are

Name 3 web broswers

Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google chrome

Name 3 search engines

Google, Yahoo, Bing