Chapter 10 terms
Journalism And Mass Communication 1013 with Chavez at University of Oklahoma
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Internet
a global network of interconnected computers that communicate freely and share and exchange information
digital computer
Colossus, developed by the British to break the Germans' secret codes during World War II, was the first
binary code
a code made up of the digits 1 and 0
ENIAC
electronic numerical integrator and calculator, the first "full-service" electronic computer
protocols
common communication rules
hosts
computers linking individual personal computer users to the Internet
mainframe computer
a large central computer to which users are connected by terminals
minicomputer
a relatively large central computer to which users are connected by terminals; not as large as a mainframe computer
terminals
stations for users to work on the computer
personal/microcomputers (PCs)
small, affordable computers; developed by Gates, Jobs, and Wozniak
operating system
the software that tells the computer how to work
multimedia
advanced sound and image applications
WANs (wide area networks)
connect several LANs (local area networks) in different locations
ISPs
internet service providers; companies that offer Internet connections at monthly rates depending on the kind and amount of access needed
e-mail
users can communicate with anyone else online, any place in the world, with no long-distance fees
spam
unsolicited commercial e-mail
istant messaging (IM)
the real-time version of e-mail, allowing two or more people to communicate instantaneously and in immediate response to one another
Usenet
an internationally distributed bulletin board system
World Wide Web
uses hypertext transfer protocols (HTTP) to transport files from one place to another
URL (uniform resource locator)
a site's official address
domain name
an identifying name, rather than a site's formal URL, that gives some indication of the nature of a site's content or owner
browsers
software programs loaded onto the user's computer and used to download and view Web files
search engines
companies creating web or net-search software
home page
the entryway to the site itself
hyperlinks
links to other material in a site, as well as to material in other sites on other computers linked to the Net anywhere in the world
global village
the idea that new communication technologies will permit people to become increasingly involved in one another's lives
flash mob
sometimes called smart mob; large, geographically dispersed groups connected only by thin threads of communications technology, drawn together at a moment's notice to perform some collective action
censorware
technology, in the form of filtering software, that filters internet content for children
fair use
instances in which copyrighted material may be used without permission or payment, such as taking brief quotes from a book
Encryption
the electronic coding or masking of information that can be deciphered only by a recipient with the decrypting key
dataveillance
the massive collection and distillation of consumer data
opt-in
requires companies to get consumers' permission before they sold or otherwise disseminated their personal data
opt-out
providing security only if consumers specifically request it
radio frequency identification chip (RFIC)
a grain-of-sand-sized microchip and antenna embedded in consumer products that transmits a radio signal
click stream
the choices we make when we are on the Web
cookies
an identifying code added to a computer's hard drive by a visited Web site
spyware
identifying code placed on a computer by a Web site without permission or notification
technology gap
the widening disparity between the communication technology haves and have-nots
digital divide
describes the lack of technological access among people of color, the poor, the disabled, and those in rural communities
information gap
those without the requisite technology will have diminished access to the information it makes available
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