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This document provides an overview of computer and internet terminology across 3 lessons. It defines key terms like the internet, IP address, HTML, URLs, and HTTP. It also discusses safe browsing, common online threats like malware, and basic navigation tools in web browsers. The document outlines different internet connection types and how the world wide web was created in 1989 to share documents over the internet through linked web pages stored on web servers.

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Computer 4 - Reviewer

This document provides an overview of computer and internet terminology across 3 lessons. It defines key terms like the internet, IP address, HTML, URLs, and HTTP. It also discusses safe browsing, common online threats like malware, and basic navigation tools in web browsers. The document outlines different internet connection types and how the world wide web was created in 1989 to share documents over the internet through linked web pages stored on web servers.

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COMPUTER 4 – 1ST MONTH LECTURES address.

∙ IP Address – a unique set of numbers that identifies a


DEFINITION OF TERMS:
computer’s location.
LESSON 1: Three fundamental technologies:
∙ Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) - formatting a
∙ Internet – a collection of different computers or computer language used to define the appearance and contents
networksthrough routers and servers. of a web pages.
∙ Dial-up – allows connectivity to the internet through a ∙ Uniform Resource Locator (URL) - a global address is
standard telephone line. used to identify the location of each content on the
web.
∙ Cable - high-speed internetservice offered by cable TV
companies. ∙ Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) - a communication
protocol between the web browser and the web
∙ Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) - allowing connectivity to server.
the internet using a LESSON 3:
telephone and a DSL modem.
∙ Fiber Optic - super-fast broadband connection using fiber ∙ Safe Browsing - free internet service that shows
opticcable. warnings to users when they attempt to call an open
dangerous site or download dangerous files.
∙ Wireless - allows connectivity to theinternet using the - to help them protect their website users form
same radio frequency used by mobile phones and online threats.
microwave ovens.
∙ .gov, .edu., and .int are most probably safe.
∙ Satellite - allows users in rural area toconnect to the
internet using satellite technologies. ∙ Hyperlink - a web page linked in a URL.

∙ Word Wide Web - users can access documents shared ∙ Search Engine - displays a list of all web pages that
over the internet. contain information related to the keyword.
∙ Electronic Mail – users are able to share information ∙ Search Result – is a list of different articles regarding the
through electronic message over the internet. topic that you entered.
∙ Chat/Instant Message – people from all over the world Three common types of online threats:
can communicate in real time.
∙ Video Conferencing - internet users can communicate by ∙ Malware - a malicious software that is designed to harm
two-way video and audio transmission using a device, the software, or its users.
telecommunication technologies.
∙ Unwanted Software - disguised as helpful downloads but
∙ Newsgroup – can discuss topics in a forum. ∙ File
install software that takes over your computer. ∙ Social
Transfer Protocol - transfer or copy files from one user to
another. Engineering - attack tricks into performing an
action that they normally would not if they knew the
∙ Online Entertainment – allowing users to watch online true identity of the attacker.
movies and videos, play online games, listen to
music, and access social networking sites. Navigation Tools:

∙ Online Services – banking, shopping, ticket booking, and


∙ Back and Forward Button – used to return to previously
paying bills.
viewed web pages.
LESSON 2: ∙ Bookmark Button – save pages for future references. ∙
History List – save’s URLs typed in the address bar and
∙ John Berners-Lee created WWW or Word Wide Web in creates history list.
1989.
∙ Website - a collection of linked web pages.

∙ Web Server – where a content is stored

∙ Web Pages - a document stored on the web server and


is available on the web.
∙ Title Bar – the tittle, caption, or description, of a web
page are displayed.
∙ Address Bar – to locate a web page, simply type the web

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