3rd Midterm Notes & Study Guide

CIS 105 Midterm 3 Notes: -#4 Final: The internet is a client-server model -A router, is how an internet, given the address, knows where to go -Tim Berners-Lee at CERN (Center for European Nuclear Research) invented a standard programming language called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and the protocol to move information through the internet called HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). The WWW resides on the world?s largest network. -Everyone has an IP Address. -FINAL: Whats the acronym for URL? Uniform Resource Locator -Most webpages are programmed in HTML. (Every computer can read it) -Content is the most important aspect of any website -Interactivity is the next most important thing. -Browsers: Display texts and pictures so that users can interact with the information on the WWW. 12/6/08 DING DING DINGS for the final Chapter 9 -ARPANET-small robust network designed so that if one part of it broke, the network still functioned -Tim Berners-Lee at CERN (Center for European Nuclear Research) invented a standard programming language called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and the protocol to move information through the internet called HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). The WWW resides on the world?s largest network. -Whats the largest network on the planet? The Internet -The internet is a client/server model -IP Address=an address the same way a house has an address. -http://www.yahoo.com = the domain name -Know all the .com?s, .org?s, .net?s etc? -A browser is an application software that lets the user interact with the internet -The most important aspect of a website starts with content, then interactivity, -Know what Caching is. -Know what cookies are=a text file that holds your information for a convenient purpose -JavaScript is a client side-user program, -Connectivity is the ability of a computer to connect to one/many computers -Internet Service Provider (ISP) -Broadband=makes the internet go faster -Google= Keyword Search Engine -E-Commerce KNOW THIS; the distributing of goods and services on the internet Types of E-Commerce -Business to Business -Business to consumer -Consumer to Consumer (eBay) -Streamlined Business Process -Agility=allows for changing of a business way more rapidly than a physical store -Malware=Malicious software (virus) that infects a computer -Worm=spreads quickly and is very harmful -Trojan Horse=harmless, until being opened that triggers the release of Adware -Adware -Communication is facilitated by Email which is the most common use of the internet -Know the parts of the E-Mail -Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)= the routing of conversations or typically, phone calls over the internet. -Intranet-a private version of the internet that works just like the internet but is inside a business -know proxy server=hardware Chapter 10 -Spyware=program that capture or takes control of a computer without the user knowing Denial-of-Service attack (DoS Attack)= Keylogging System patches come in for Operating Systems -All files should be backed up in case of a virus. -Strong password=mixed cased letters and numbers and special characters -Hackers attempt to locate large online databases in order to steal credit card information. -Know the types of internet fraud! -Phishing uses social engineering technique and attempts to deceptively gain access to an account -Tracking cookies=text file that keeps personal information of the user. -Identity Theft SCAM=Stingy=about giving out personal info, Check=your financial info on a regular basis, Ask=periodically for your credit report. Check your credit score on a regular basis, Maintain=careful records of your banking and financial records.