Transcript (2) Computer and Internet Technical Terms (Jargons)

(2) COMPUTER AND INTERNET TECHNICAL
JARGON
(2)COMPUTER AND INTERNET TECHNICAL
TERMS (JARGONS)
access : connection to the Internet
 account:
an arrangement you have with a
company or Internet provider to use a service
they provide.
 browse:
to look for information on a computer,
especially the Internet.
 browser: a computer program that allows you to
download or view web pages from the Internet
onto your computer.
 by default: by the system. It happens by itself.
(default printer = active printer)
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 cache:
to store the Web pages you
visit in your computer (computer
memory that stores information for a
short time).
 chat room:
an area on the Internet
where people exchange messages.
 com :
commercial organization used
in the Internet address
 configuration :the combination of
equipment needed to run a computer
system.
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connect time: the amount of time that a computer is
connected to another computer through a modem.
customize: change something to make it more
suitable for you
data: information to be processed by a computer
program
database:
a large collection of related information
download:
to move information to your computer
from a computer system or the Internet.
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edit : to make changes and corrections to text
and graphics.
(Well-known editing techniques
are ‘select’, ‘undo’, ‘copy’, ‘cut’ and ‘paste’ a portion
of text)
FAQ
(frequently asked questions):
a file
containing a list of questions with answers to help
people understand or use something.
home page: a place on the Internet that you
choose to appear first on your computer screen
each time you look at the Internet.
hyperlink : an underlined blue word, image,
text or button in a computer document that you
can click on to move to another page on the
website.
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you click on a hyperlink, it will
automatically
1. take you to a different part of the same page.
2. take you to a different page within the Website.
3. take you to a page in a different Website.
4. enable you to download a file.
5. launch an application, video or sound.
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icon: a small picture representing an object, a
process or function.
interactive: a program that allows you to
communicate directly with it
and does things in
reaction to your actions.
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Internet: a computer system that allows people in
different parts of the world to exchange information.
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Intranet: a network within an organization that only
members of that organization can use.
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Internet Service Provider (ISP):a company that acts
as a gate between you and the Internet. You pay it a
fee for the use of the Net. This company does not
control the content of the Net, nor how any of it
functions, but it offers you access to the Internet.
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Key pal: someone who regularly emails someone
else (pen pal / pen friend).
login:
the act of identifying yourself when
entering a network. You usually type your name
and your password.
log on : to connect to a network
 log off : to disconnect from a network or online
system.
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netiquette
: \neti
ket\ the polite way of
expressing yourself or communicating with other
people when you are using the Internet.
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Here is a rough outline of accepted protocol:
DON’T CAPITALIZE EVERYTHING. It is
difficult to read.
Tolerate
other
people’s
spelling
and
grammatical mistakes.
Make your message concise.
Avoid spamming (sending mass mailings of
unsolicited (received but not asked for or
wanted material)
Use smileys or emoticons to express intention
e.g: :-)simply happy
8^o surprised, worried
or concerned =-( sad or cross
newsgroup: a discussion group on the Internet,
with a place where people with a shared interest
can exchange messages.
 offline:
working on a computer but not
connected to the Internet.
 online: connected to or available through a
computer or a computer network, especially the
Internet.
 org : private organization
 pop-up menu/window:
a menu that appears
suddenly on a computer screen when you are
looking for a website.
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refresh :
if you refresh an Internet document
in which information is changing all the time,
you click on a button that makes the most recent
information appear.
 scroll :
to move a document in its window by
using scroll bar so that text in another part of
the document is visible.
 search engine: a computer program used for
searching for information on the Internet\ a
search tool that collects information from the
Web running an automatic
program which
visits huge numbers of web
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 Commonly
Used Search Engines
1.http://www.google.com
2.http://www.yahoo.com
3. http://www.lycos.com
4. http://www.altavista.com
5. http://www.excite.com
6. http://www.msn.com
shareware :
computer software that you can get
on the Internet and use for a period of time before
paying for it.
 spamming :the practice of sending junk emails to
large
numbers
of
people
on
the
Internet, especially when these are not wanted.
 surf:
look at various places one after another on the
Internet or on TV.
 upload
:
to send documents or programs from
your computer to a larger system using the Internet.
 URL:
Uniform Resource Locator :the full website
address
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viruses: programs that are written with the intent of damaging
your system. They are hidden within files and may be present in
any file that you download from the Internet. The simple solution
is to install an anti-virus program on your computer.
virtual: created by computers or appearing on computers or the
Internet (simulated, not real)
Web/(WWW) the World Wide Web: (a very large collection of
documents, pictures, sounds, etc stored on computers in many
different places and connected through the Internet).
Web page : a page or document that you can read on a
website.
Web server : a big and fast computer that is permanently
connected to the Internet , so that other people can browse the
contents of the server 24 hours a day.
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Website: a location on the Internet where information
is available about a particular subject, organization,
etc. This data is stored on WWW server and can be
accessed freely by people surfing the Net.
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Multimedia: It is the combined use of several media
such as sound, graphics and full-motion video in
computer applications. Multimedia technology is
exemplified by the CD-ROM. Multimedia presentation
and programs are sequential and non- interactive.
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Hypermedia: It is interactive multimedia. It is nonsequential linking of information.