Use the internet to find definitions/explanations for each of the following terms.

You must be prepared to explain these terms in your own words to demonstrate your understanding. INTERNET - A vast computer network linking small computer networks together worldwide. !"E - To send or receive information data ect. from one computer to another. #$N"%I"T&/#'( ) The transmission capacity of an electronic communications de*ice or system+ the speed of data transfer. #R!%(ER - Also called web browser. A software program that someone can use to find, read information. (E$R,& EN-INE - A computer program that can search documents. ET$ T$- ) $ tag in &T . that is inserted at the top of a web page &TT' ) &ypertext Transfer 'rotocol/ the data transfer protocol used on the %orld %ide %eb. &Y'ERTE0T - A way to store data through a computer program that allows users to create and link fields of information and be able to retrieve it. I' $""RE((/NU #ER ) A code that identifies a computer network or other devices on a network, consisting of four numbers separated by periods. "! $IN N$ E - A name owned by a person or organization that is used as an internet address to identify the location of certain web pages
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'$,1ET (%IT,&IN- ) $ message of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is to be bro2en down into small units that are routed independently and reassembled. T,'/I' ) Internet protocol suite is the networ2ing model of a set of a communication protocols used for the internet and similar networ2s. UR./URI ) Uniform Resource .ocator is the address of a %orld %ide %eb page. %E#(ITE - A connected group of web pages owned by a single person or organization that is devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics. NETI3UETTE ) The etiquette of computer networks. 4IRE%$.. - A collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized access to a networked computer system. ,!!1IE - A message or segment of data containing information about a user, sent by a eb server to a browser and sent back to the server each time the browser requests a eb page. ,.!U" (T!R$-E ) ,loud storage is a model of networked enterprise storage where data is stored in virtualized pools of storage which are generally hosted by third parties . NET NEUTR$.ITY 5 !t means that !nternet service providers may not discriminate between different kinds of content and applications online. !t guarantees a level playing field for all eb sites and !nternet technologies. '6' ) 'eer to 'eer+ denoting a networ2 or data communications in which no dedicated ser*er is in*ol*ed. $"%$RE ) "oftware that displays advertisements and is integrated in another program at no charge or at low cost.
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7IRU( - A segment of self-replicating code planted in a networked computer illegally often to damage or shut down a system or network. "$T$) ININ- ) The process of collecting, searching through, and analyzing a large amount of data in a database to discover patterns and relationships. "ENI$. !4 (ER7I,E $TT$,1 ) Is an attempt to ma2e a machine or networ2 resource una*ailable to it8s intended user8s. $.%$RE - "oftware intended to damage a computer, mobile device, or computer network, or to take partial control over its operation. '&$R IN- - The practice of redirecting computer users from a real website to a fake one for the purpose of getting confidential information '&I(&IN- - To try to obtain or get someone else$s financial or confidential information from internet users ('$ - %isruptive messages, mostly commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent in e-mail. ('Y%$RE ) (oftware that is installed in secrecy and gathers information about an internet user8s browsing habits/ intercepts the user8s personal data TR!9$N &!R(E - A nonreplicating computer program planted in another computer program illegally to damage locally when a software is activated. &'( ) (alicious *omputer +rogram