electronic mail; messages sent and received over the phone lines using a computer and a modem
What is an E-mail
100
a URL that you save in your browser so all you have to do is click on the title to visit it again
What is Bookmark
100
A suffix to a file name that further identifies the contents or type of file such as .doc, .html, or .pdf
What is File Extension
100
Personal Digital Assitant- a hand-held computer that combines the features of a computer, telephone/fax organizer, and games
What is a PDA and what is it used for
100
Saving pictures, music or other files from a network or the Internet to your computer
What is Download
200
Files downloaded from an e-mail message
What is an Attachment
200
A web log; A web site that contains dated text entries about a particular topic that serve many purposes such as an online newsletter or personal journal
What is Blog
200
The format used for storing and transmitting photographs on the world wide web
What is Jpeg
200
Acceptable Use Policies- a set of rules specifically for an organization’s network such as a school’s rules for Internet use
What is AUP and what does it do
200
Small images on a web page or on your desktop that you click to open a program, a file, or to jump to a hyperlink
What is Icon
300
A procedure that renders the contents of a message or file unintelligible to anyone not authorized to read it.
What is Encryption
300
A window that suddenly appears (pops up) when you select an option with a mouse or press a special function key
What is Pop Up Window
300
The standard for compression and storage of motion video
What is Mpeg
300
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol- Allows computers all over the world to communicate through e-mail
What is SMTP and what does it do
300
Text on a web page that will take you to another web page when single-clicked; may also play a multimedia file or download a file
What is Hyperlink/Hypertext
400
method of sending information over a network –simultaneously sending the same message to multiple recipients
What is Broadcast
400
The place on your computer that temporarily saves information about sites you have visited; will help page load faster the next time you visit that site
What is Cache
400
An extension used in a Universal Resource Locator, such as .com or .org; used to identify the type of entity to which a site belongs
What is Domain Name
400
File Transfer Protocol- a program on the Internet that is used to transfer files from one computer to another; used to upload or download files to web sites
What is FTP and what does it do
400
Two or more computers connected to each other over a long distance, usually between buildings
What is Wide Area Network (WAN)
500
A device that can send or receive pictures and text over a telephone line. Also call a fax machine
What is Facsimile Machine
500
An internal internet belonging to an organization such as a school
What is Intranet
500
An electronic document that carries its fonts, styles, and formatting. The viewer software does not allow the document to be edited
What is Pdf (Portable Document Format)
500
Transmission Control Protocol- The collection of rules used to connect computers/networks