Chapter 2 Browsing the Web

Allow you to access web content or take some action based on selected webpage text.

Allow you to access web content or take some action based on selected webpage text.

Is a form of spyware that gathers information without your knowledge and approval.

A feed reader can be an email client or browser add-on.

Technologies that distribute web content to subscribers based on websites and types of web content the user specifies.

Suggested websites and search keywords and displays them in a list

Refers to collection and sharing of data from various formats and sources, often without your knowledge.

Is a browser shortcut to a frequently viewed webpage.

Is a technique websites use to determine the device and platform requesting the webpage information, to help the website deliver appropriate content and formatting for the device.

Is an application that runs on a computer or device, which requests resources or services from another computer or device.

Before a browser can display a webpage, it must first send a request for a copy of the page to the web server that hosts the webpage. The web server responds to the request by sending a copy of the webpage to the browser.

Is a small text file stored on a computer or device that can contain data, such as a username, password, shipping address, or viewing preferences.

Identifies the country associated with the domain.

Contains the webpage a web server requests.

Is a text alias for one or more IP addresses.

Name servers.

A temporary connection generally use a temporary IP address.

Allow you to access web content or take some action based on selected webpage text.

Is a browser shortcut to a frequently viewed webpage.

Is software or an app that collects the user's web feed content and provides it in a readable format for the user.

Hardware/Software can examine network communications and then directly block or warn the user about those communications that do not meet a set of predetermined rules.

Is an individual who uses technology skills to access a network and the computers on that network with authorization.

Displays a list of past browsing data.

Is the primary webpage at a website.

Refers to the right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of personal information.

Is a nonprofit organization that currently operates under the auspices of the US Department of Commerce.

Is hardware and/or software that control the display of web content based on user settings.

Is a unique number that identifies a computer or device connected to the Internet.

Is a website that is designed to look like a legitimate website, such as a website for downloading online games, but actually is owned by hackers or online thieves who use its content to capture your sensitive personal information, such as your name and password, or to distribute malicious software, such as a keystroke logger that records all your keystrokes.

Is a server that contains databases with domain names and the numeric IP addresses to which they correspond.

Means that you are viewing previously loaded or saved webpages in the browser, but you are not connected to the Internet.

A privacy statement that handles all your personal information and how it is used.

Is a special type of website that offers access to a vast range of content and services.

Privacy policies posted on websites.

Advertisements with attention-grabbing sounds and animation.

Technologies that distribute web content to subscribers based on websites and types of web content the user specifies.

A connection that uses https:// rather than http:// as its protocol.

Is a commonly used protocol for managing the security of message transmissions on the Internet.

Is a computer that "serves up", or provides, the requested resources or services.

Is a general term usually applied to any technology that access your computer system to gather information without your knowledge and approval.

Constant internet connection, such as web servers or personal computers with a broadband connection.

Allows you to open multiple webpages in a single browser window.

Identifies the type of organization associated with the domain.

Are one method to control websites that can access your content on the Internet.

Is a unique address sometimes called a web address that identifies an individual webpage or other web-based resource.

Is a small, potentially damaging program or app that can infect a computer or device, which then can infect other computers or devices or the same network, or generate virus-enabled email or text messages or social networking posts and send the virus to the user's contacts.

Is a unique address sometimes called a web address that identifies an individual webpage or other web-based resource.

Is a tiny hidden graphic embedded in a webpage.

Is hardware and/or software that control the display of web content based on user settings.

Is a service that provides updates to web content for subscribers.

Is a special type of website that offers access to a vast range of content and services.

Change the view of the entire current webpage by enlarging or reducing it in a process.