The Internet
A connection or link to other documents or webpages.
What is a hyperlink
A node that requests and uses resources available from other nodes. Typically, someone's personal computer.
What is a client?
Rules for exchanging data between computers.
What is a protocol?
They gather personal data on people and sell it to direct marketers.
What is an information reseller?
An attempt to trick Internet users into thinking a fake but official-looking website or e-mail is legitimate.
What is phising?
Programming language that creates documents files used to display web pages--contains formatting instructions.
Creates a secure private connection between a remote user and an organizational internal network.
What is VPN?
A unique numeric address for every computer.
What is an IP address?
This law give you the right to look at your personal records held by the government agencies.
What is the Freedom of Information Act?
What is the history file?
The location or address of the resources that the browser uses to connect to the web.
What is a URL?
The central node on a network that coordinates the flow of data.
What is a switch?
High frequency transmission cable that replaces the multiple wires of telephone lines with a single sold-copper core. It delivers television signals as well as to connect computers.
What is a coaxial cable?
Wide range of programs designed to secretly record and report an individual's activities on the Internet.
What is spyware?
A virus that doesn't attach itself to programs or databases but fills a computer with self-replicating information--clogged the system.
What is a worm?
What is the domain name?
A node on the network that forward or routes data packets from one network to another.
What is a router?
The GPS device in your car uses this type of communication channel.
What is satellite?
Coding information so that only the user can read or otherwise use it.
What is encryption?
Small data files that are deposited on a user's hard drive when they visit certain websites.
What is a cookie?
A type of e-commerce that involves the sales of a product or service to the general public.
What is B2C?
A server that converts text-based addresses to numeric IP addresses.
What is a domain name server?
What is fiber optic?
Also known as computer monitoring software and sniffer programs--loaded without your knowledge.
What is a keystroke logger?
Program that is not a virus but is a carrier of viruses--found as free games or screensavers.
What is a trojan horse?