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- 1INTERNETINTERNET
A global network - 2WWWWWW
World Wide Web/public web sites - 3ISPISP
A company that offers various technologies. ie cable, dial-up. - 4URLURL
Unique address for website - 5HYPERLINKHYPERLINK
Different links that exist within web pages ( internal/external) - 6STRUCTURE OF WEB ADDRESSSTRUCTURE OF WEB ADDRESS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc
protocol:hypertext,transfer protocol,domain name,folder name - 7WHAT IS A WEB BROWSER?WHAT IS A WEB BROWSER?
Internet explorer,Google chrome,Firefox,Safari - 8RSSRSS
Really Simple Syndication.
A way to easily distribute a list of headlines, update notices to a wide number of people. - 9PODCASTPODCAST
A multimedia digital file made available on the internet for downloading to a portable media player or computer. - 10HOW TO IDENTIFY A SECURE WEBSITEHOW TO IDENTIFY A SECURE WEBSITE
https(s=secure) or a lock symbol - 11ENCRYPTIONENCRYPTION
Means to scramble data in such a way that only someone with the secret code/key can read it - 12SECURITY THREATSSECURITY THREATS
Viruses..Worms..Trojan Horses,Spyware,Malware - 13VIRUSESVIRUSES
A computer virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes - 14WORMWORM
A computer worm is a malicious software program that can self-replicate on computers or via computer networks-without you being aware - 15TROJAN HORSESTROJAN HORSES
Works by hiding in seemingly harmless programs then infecting other files when these programs are run - 16SPYWARESPYWARE
Programs that secretly record what you do on your computer, it is usually used to capture passwords, banking details,credit card details-and send these details over the internet to fraudsters - 17MALWAREMALWARE
Is short for "malicious software"-computer programs designed to infiltrate and damage computers without the users consent