Thursday, October 13, 2016

Vocab list #6

Meme-a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.

Virus-a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.

Viral-of the nature of, caused by, or relating to a virus or viruses.

Blog-a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.

Wiki-a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.

URL-Uniform Resource Locator: aprotocol for specifying addresseson the Internet.

Website-a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web.

Www-The World Wide Web (WWW) is a network of online content that is formatted in HTML and accessed via HTTP. The term refers to all the interlinked HTML pages that can be accessed over the Internet.

Internet- The global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information. Some of the early impetus for such a network came from the U.S. government network Arpanet, starting in the 1960s.

2.0-used to denote a superior or more advanced version of an original concept, product, service, etc.

Open source-denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.

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