Internet Glossary Task

                                                                Internet Glossary Task

Broadband

        Broadband is high speed internet connection. For example DSL & NBN

Browser

               It’s a software program, which we use to find information on Internet. For example safari, Google Chrome & Internet Explorer

Chat

         It’s a real time communication by using keyboard to send messages back and forth. For example Viber & Line

Cloud Computing

                             It’s a method of using software programs to store regularly used computer data. For example Gmail

Domain Name

                        It is a unique three letter name that identifies which part of an internet address where it belongs to. For example edu, .com, or org

Download

      Download is to accessor receive a file from a remoted computer. For example Mega share is downloading engine for movies

Driver

It’s a program that controls a device. Every device, whether it is printer, disk driver or keyboard, must have a driver program. For example CD/DVD driver or USB driver

Emoticon

                It is a group of keywords characters that are used to represent our facial expression. For example J is a smile

Firewall

              It is software program that protects our computer from external attack. For example web server

HTML

           I did not understand this.

Internet

              It is a global or world-wide network or networks.

ISP

      It stand for Internet Service provider, which is a company that provides customers with internet access. For example OPTUS

Login Name

                     It is a unique name that everyone used to access any account. For example mohammad.jawad7 is my login name for Tafe account

Modem

             It is a device that converts the digital signal from a computer to telephone signals and vice versa. It can be found inside CPU

Netiquette

                   Netiquette or net etiquette means way of behaviour on the internet. For example by using CAPITAL letters by which someone showing their expression of anger or happiness.

Plug-in

            It is a small software that is added to make browsers work faster. For example adobe reader

Search engine

                        It is software that allows us to search on the internet by using keywords. For example Google & Yahoo

Server

            It is a computer program that provides different sort of services for other computers which is called clients. Or in other words a server is a main computer that connects and controls all other computers activity in an office or a work place. For example net server, file server or print sever

Upload

            It is method by which we transfer data from a computer to the memory or another device. For example uploading a pic or file

URL

       It stands for Uniform Resource Locator, which is a web address. URL is the address for resource or site on the World Wide Web. For example URL is http://www.microsoft.com

VOIP

         It stand for Voice Over Internet Protocol. It is a technology that allows phone calls to be made over the internet. For example Skype

Webcam

   It is a video camera that connects with computer and allows users to see each other’s over the internet. Now a days every phone and laptops have his own cam.

World Wide Web

                             It is a part of internet connected to hypertext links. Or in other words a collection of resources. For example www.google.com