Internet Vocabulary Notebook Check #2 - CTEA(2024)

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This is the method used to transfer Web pages to your computer. With it, a word or phrase can contain a link to another Web site.

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HTTP

Front

an attack that consists of sending a lot of requests to a server at the same time (for instance, requests for a web page or some data). This can overload the server's network bandwidth.

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DoS

Front

An attack, in which the attacker first uses viruses (or similar self-spreading software) to take control of many (sometimes tens of thousands of) computers around the world.

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DDoS

Front

A network of infected computers is called

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botnet

Front

an attacker sends you an email that appears to be from some official organization (such as your bank) and tricks you into giving information to the attackers (such as your bank password)

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Phishing

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A small text file created by a website that is stored in the user's computer either temporarily for that session only or permanently on the hard disk. It provides a way for the website to recognize you and keep track of your preferences particularly for advertising purposes.

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cookies

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It is a computer that provides data to other computers. It may provide data to systems on a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) over the Internet.

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Server

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Rules that computers follow for communicating on a wired network.

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ethernet

Front

Small units of data that are sent in binary code through a network. When you download an item from the internet, such as music to your phone, the songs are too big to send all at once. Instead each song is broken up into ______ which are sent individually and then recombined on your phone.

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packets

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It is made of connected LANs that are far from each other (like in different parts of the country or world). They can connect thousands or even millions of devices.

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Wide Area Network