Chapter 8 vocab
a website where users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange comments, photos, videos, and "likes" with them
Free Microsoft Office suite
Microsoft Office Online
A global network connecting millions of computers, making it possible to exchange information.
Internet
A computer operating system developed by Google for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets
Android OS
online journals where people and companies post their thoughts and other content, usually related to narrowly defined topics
Blogs
the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself.
social networking
a network designed for the exclusive use of computer users within an organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization
Intranet
Apple Macintosh platform uses the Apple operating system. This OS has an easy-to-use GUI interface.
MAC OS X
a place where you can post written messages, pictures, and videos on a topic.
discussion board
a website that enables users to send and receive "tweets," messages up to 240 characters long
cord connecting the computer to the Internet
Ethernet Cable
is software that starts up a computer and keeps it running and responding to your commands.
operating system (OS)
is a free online photo and video sharing service geared to mobile phones
Online file storage location where you can store your documents and media files
OneDrive
the amount of information that can be transmitted in a given time
bandwidths (speeds)
comes preinstalled on a static memory chip
Tablets OS
Software that is owned, delivered, and managed remotely and delivered over the Internet to contracted customers on a pay-foruse basis or as a subscription based on use metrics.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
communication in which messages are sent and received at different times
Asynchronous
connects computers without the use of cables or wires
wireless connection
An open-source version of the UNIX operating system.
Linux