The World Wide Web, abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet.
- Internet
Visualization from the Opte Project of the various routes through a portion of the Internet |
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support electronic mail.
- modem
Short for modulator-demodulator. A modem is a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over, for example, telephone or cable lines. Computer information is stored digitally, whereas information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in the form of analog waves. A modem converts between these two forms.
- broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal
- dial up
Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a dialed connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) via telephone lines. The user's computer or router uses an attached modem to encode and decode Internet Protocol packets and control information into and from analogue audio frequency signals, respectively. - wireless
In telecommunications, wireless communication may be used to transfer information over short distances.
- SMS
Short Message Service SMS for short is the text communication service component of phone, web or mobile communication systems,
- MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from cell phones
Multimedia Messaging Service or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from cell phones
- cyberbullying
Cyber-bullying is "the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.
Cyber-bullying is "the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.
- phishing
An example of a phishing e-mail, disguised as an official e-mail from a (fictional) bank. The sender is attempting to trick the recipient into revealing confidential information by "confirming" it at the phisher's website.
- cyberstalking
is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization. It may include false accusations, monitoring, making threats, identity theft, damage to data or equipment,
- masquerading
In general, a masquerade is a disguise. In terms of communications security issues, a masquerade is a type of attack where the attacker pretends to be an authorized user of a system in order to gain access to it or to gain greater privileges than they are authorized for. A masquerade may be attempted through the use of stolen logon IDs and passwords, through finding security gaps in programs, or through bypassing the authentication mechanism
In general, a masquerade is a disguise. In terms of communications security issues, a masquerade is a type of attack where the attacker pretends to be an authorized user of a system in order to gain access to it or to gain greater privileges than they are authorized for. A masquerade may be attempted through the use of stolen logon IDs and passwords, through finding security gaps in programs, or through bypassing the authentication mechanism
- spam
Spam is flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it. Most spam is commercial advertising, often for dubious products, get-rich-quick schemes, or quasi-legal services. Spam costs the sender very little to send most of the costs are paid for by the recipient or the carriers rather than by the sender. - virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer.
- E-safety
For those websites listed above, say if you think they were a reliable source or not.
some were quet reliable but not all
5. Wikipedia.
What is wikipedia?
A. its is an international sourse off information
Who launched the site, and when?
B. Rick Gates in 1993
Search for Glenfield College. Find the sentance that relates to YOU in iTec.... I just added this into Wikipedia last week!
C. Glenfield year 9 iTec students work from a blog: http://y9itecgc.blogspot.com/
Why do you think that information on Wikipedia may not be reliable?
D. because anyone can put stuff on there
