CIW IBA Lesson 7 Vocabulary

A file that is sent with an email message

• attachment

• CAPTCHA

A published list of IP addresses known to be sources of spam

• blackhole list

• GNU Privacy Guard

Email programs such as Outlook Express and Opera Mail that come bundled with a Web browser

• browser email

• email client

A test that uses a word-verification graphic designed to differentiate humans from automated senders during online transactions

• CAPTCHA

• GNU Privacy Guard

CAPTCHA = (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart)

• True

• False

An email program that is independent of any specific Web browser, and that you can use to send email messages.

• email client

• Mail Delivery Agent (MDA)

A combination of characters that, when read sideways, helps convey emotion in an email message.

• emoticon

• Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

An open-source version of PGP, used for encrypting and decrypting email messages, that does not use patented algorithms

• GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)

• CAPTCHA

A block of information attached to a piece of data. The first part of a network packet. Can contain network addressing information or additional information that helps computers and applications process data.

• header

• IP address

A unique numerical address assigned to a computer or device on a network.

• IP address

• Message Transfer Agent (MTA)