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Unit 1 - Activity 2: I.C.T.

Terminology
(dsbn.elearningontario.ca) Technology To Go: The vol!tion o" #obile Comm!nication Mobile computing they usually mean that a device is portable and capable of wireless communication. In other words no cables are needed! These wireless transmissions can be through satellite uplink, radio frequency, or even laser, but the most effective and modern method is through a ireless !idelity " i!i# network. i$!i allows mobile computing devices to connect through a ireless %ccess &oint " %&

%& This passes data along to the internet or local network. i$!i allows a mobile computing device to do anything a stationary computer can do although in some cases, wireless access can be slower and less secure than wired connections &'% &'%s are handheld devices originally developed for the managing of phone numbers and appointments, but are gradually becoming a mini version of the notebook computer. hy are mobile computing devices so popular( It was so popular because they could connect to the internet from anywhere. %lso several people who have )obs and businesses considered the *lackberry to be a +handheld office,.

$ending lectronic #ail hat are some of the difference-advantages-disadvantages between web$based email and an e$mail software that can be installed on your computer( The common advantage of webmail is its convenience. The disadvantages include such tiny limited storage, limited speed of use, and the necessity to be online to read mail.

%et&or's .%/ Is potentially the smallest. .%/s are usually confined to one area like an office building, but can be much smaller. If a friend brought her computer over and connected it to yours, then you0d have your very own .%/

Intranet Is potentially larger than a .%/. %n intranet is a private network, i.e., not )ust anyone can use it. !or e1ample, a retail store might have a website on the internet that shows the cost price of their inventory

%/ The largest type of network. They can have many computers located in different buildings, cities, or even countries

Internet %n enormous network of somewhere between 234 and 344 million computers.

This is part of the internet that contains viewable content such as webpages.

ebpage % single web document containing te1t, links, pictures, and other multimedia.

ebsite a collection of webpages, usually maintained by the same person or organi5ation.

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6ere are some items "numbered from the picture above# that are common to web browsers7 *utton /ame : ; *ack !orward &urpose This will take you to the previous page you0ve visited. If you0ve gone back to a previous page, i.e., with the *ack button, this will bring you forward again to the page you were using. This will stop any data from downloading from a webpage, i.e., if it is taking too long to load, or if you visited the page by mistake. If data on a page is changing over time, hit refresh to load a fresh version of that page. >eturn to your homepage. This is the default page that your browser shows whenever you load it. 8eyboard 9hortcut %.T$left %.T$right

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!avourites "Aften This opens up your list of bookmarks. " ebsite

called bookmarks# C D>.

addresses that you0ve saved so that you can visit them later#. D>. $ This is the Dniform >esource .ocator "D>.# of the webpage that is currently being visited. D>. basically means7 web page address. %ny page on the orld ide eb needs a unique D>. so that a browser can find it on the internet. 6TT& $ %lmost all D>.s will start with 6TT&7--www. 6TT& stands for 6yperTe1t Transfer &rotocol, which is a set of rules that allows your own computer to ask for webpages from other computers on the internet. , as we0ve already learned, stands for orld ide eb. In other words, virtually every time you look at a web page, your browser is using 6TT& to view the . The rest of the D>. tells you what specific page you0re looking at.

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The address bar .inks

Type the D>. that you want to visit here, and then press enter. .inks are typically underlined and-or a different colour than regular te1t. If you click on a link, your browser will take you to a new webpage indicated by that link.

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