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✔✔HTTP - ✔✔Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) is a protocol that transmits
requests and data between user agents and Web servers.
✔✔HTTPS - ✔✔Secure Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTPS) is the encryption
protocol used to transmit requests and data between agents and Web servers.
✔✔Hard Drive - ✔✔The primary storage component of a computer which holds all
software and data.
✔✔Header - ✔✔The uppermost portion of a document which may contain information
such as title author page number or file name.
✔✔IP Address - ✔✔A numerical address that identifies computers and devices on a
network.
✔✔ISP - ✔✔Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a company that provides customers
access to the Internet.
✔✔Input - ✔✔The first stage of the computing process, in which a user initiates an
action by giving the computer information or a request.
✔✔Internet - ✔✔The worldwide network of connected computers and servers.
✔✔Intranet - ✔✔A private network that allows computers within an organization to share
data and applications.
✔✔LAN - ✔✔A local area network (LAN) is a connection of two or more computers in
close proximity.
✔✔Margin - ✔✔The white space surrounding the text or objects on a document.
✔✔Monitoring Software - ✔✔A program used to record what Web sites a user visits.
✔✔Netiquette - ✔✔Online guidelines that define what type of conduct is appropriate
and courteous to other Internet users.
✔✔OS - ✔✔An operating system (OS) is the primary form of software running on a
computer that organizes files and folders as well as telling the hardware how to interact
with the user and other software.
, ✔✔Open Source Software - ✔✔An application that allows free distribution and
encourages developers to improve the application and add to it.
✔✔Optical Media - ✔✔A type of media used to store data which is read by a laser such
as a CD or a DVD.
✔✔Output - ✔✔The third stage of the computing process in which the computer
produces a result based on the user's request.
✔✔Peer-to-Peer Network - ✔✔A type of network that connects two client computers
directly together.
✔✔Podcast - ✔✔A series of digital audio or video files accessed via a Web feed.
✔✔PowerPoint - ✔✔The presentation and slide show application used in the Microsoft
Office suite.
✔✔Processing - ✔✔The second stage of the computing process, in which the computer
analyzes information input by the user.
✔✔Protocol - ✔✔Communication standards that allow different systems to
communicate on a network.
✔✔Proxy Server - ✔✔A form of network security that acts as a go-between for requests
on a network.
✔✔RAM - ✔✔Random Access Memory (RAM) is a memory chip in a computer which
holds all programs and data when they are in use.
✔✔ROM-BIOS - ✔✔Read-Only Memory Basic Input/Output System (ROM-BIOS) is a
computer chip which holds basic instructions and services in order to run basic
hardware tests.
✔✔RSS - ✔✔Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a protocol that allows subscriptions to
podcasts newsfeeds blogs and other content on the Web.
✔✔Real-Time Operating System - ✔✔An operating system that reacts to current events
and actions occurring around it.
✔✔SSL - ✔✔Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the protocol used to encrypt data being
transferred across the Internet.
✔✔Select - ✔✔The act of highlighting a segment of text for further editing.