InternetKeyTerms

=**Internet Key Terms**= Using the syllabus..look at the key terms and find definitions, writing them in your own words below: • key terms—Internet protocols, for example, HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP, cookies, listserv, web cam, Internet languages, netiquette, Intranet, URL, hyperlink, bandwidth, WWW, browser, search engine, e-mail


 * Internet Protocol:** The set of values responsible for guaranteeing that data packets transmitted via Internet are sent to the correct destinations


 * HTTP:** hyper text transfer protocol. Is the communication protocol for transmitting linked documents between computers; it is the basis for the World Wide Web.


 * FTP:** file transfer protocol is the communication protocol that transfers files without losing data and can handle binary and ASCII files


 * TCP/IP:** Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is the basic communication language of the Internet.


 * Cookies:** Small files that are stored on your computer temporarily or permanently to keep updated on your preferences.


 * Listserv:** A software that maintains the electronic mailing list, it will scan a list server to update who wants to for example, subscribe for the daily weather report or unsubscribe from it.


 * Web cam:** A digital camera that can capture, film and transmit data over the internet.


 * Internet Languages:** Languages available online on websites etc.


 * Netiquette:** Proper manners being used by two or more users communicating on online services or networks. In other words theseof the internet.


 * Intranet:** a private network usually used and maintained by a particular organisation’s employees


 * URL:** Uniform Resource Locator is an address system used for the internet


 * Hyperlink:** Linkage to a hypertext (text) or a hypergraphic (picture)


 * Bandwidth:** The capacity of time that data is sent over a communications channel over a period of time


 * WWW:** World Wide Web is the full set of documents on all Internet servers that use the HTTP protocol.


 * Browser:** Is a program used to view WebPages and allows you to access the internet


 * Search engine:** website that searches all websites with the keywords you are searching for.


 * E-mail:** electronic mail is a system that sends and receives mail over the internet.

Generic top level domains (gTLD)
.aero [|Aviation] .asia [|Asia] .biz [|Business Organizations] .cat [|Catalan language and culture] .com [|Commercial] .coop [|Co-Operative Organizations] .edu [|Education] .gov [|US Government] .info [|Open TLD] .int [|International Organizations] .jobs [|Jobs] .mil [|US Dept of Defense] .mobi [|Mobile devices] .museum [|Museums] .name [|Personal] .net [|Networks] .org [|Organizations] .pro [|Credentialed professionals and related entities] .tel [|Publishing of contact data] .travel [|Travelling]

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