COMPUTER AND INTERNET TERMS ASSIGNMENT
A. Domain name – an Internet address in
conveniently readable form, such as jones.com, as opposed to the IPADDRESS,
which consists of numbers.
- Our university has a domain name with
.ac.id extension and the name of our university before the extension.
B. (Internet) portal – a web site designed
for people to visit when they are looking for links
to other
sites. Examples include www.msn.com and www.yahoo.com as well as
the home pages of various Internet service providers.
- Sometimes, you know a website’s address
via an internet portal like search engines
C. Internet – a cooperative
message-forwarding system linking computer networks all over the world. Users
of the Internet can view information on the World Wide Web, exchange electronic
mail, participate in electronic discussion forums (newsgroups), send files from
any computer to any other via FTP, or HTTP, and even use each other’s computers
directly if they have appropriate passwords.
- Internet is something that you can’t
avoid, especially in this global era.
D. Rebooting – to restart a computer
(i.e., turn it off and then on again). Many operating
systems,
including UNIX and Windows, have to be shut down properly before power to the
computer is turned off; otherwise, data will be lost; boot again.
- When your computer hangs, you need to get
your computer into a rebooting phase.
E. Router – a network component that joins
several networks together intelligently. A router is often used to link an
incoming DSL or cable modem connection to a home network. A router is more
powerful than a bridge because instead of just choosing network segments based
on previous traffic, a router can look up the best route to a distant site. The
Internet relies heavily on routers.
- Router is needed if you want your data
transfer going well.
F. User – an agent, either a human agent
(end-user) or software agent, who use a computer or network service.
- You
should read the user manual, so that you will understand how this device works.
G. Cache – a place where data can be
stored to avoid having to read the data from a slower device such as a disk.
For instance, a disk cache stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in RAM
so that they can be read without accessing the disk.
- Don’t store too much data on the cache. It
could slow your computer down.
H. Spam – unsolicited and unwelcome
advertisements sent to people via e-mail or posted in newsgroups.
- I suggest you don’t open that e-mail. It’s
a spam. It contains malwares that will keep bugging you.
I. Link – to combine the machine
instructions for a program with the machine instructions for any predefined
procedures that it uses. For example, a program that does trigonometric
calculation might use predefined procedures to find sines, cosines, and
tangents. Some compilers perform linking automatically; others require you to
execute a linker as a separate command.
- To visit the similar websites, click on
the link at the bottom of the page.
J. Site – a place on the Internet where a
company, an organization, a university, etc. puts information.
- I
hope this site is free from virus, but I can’t trust this site. This site is
like a tomb.
K. Website – a collection of related webpages
containing images, video or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at
least one web server.
- Facebook
is a well-known website. If you don’t know about it, you must be living in the
rocks.
L. System – a set of interacting or
interdependent components forming an integrated whole.
- How
can I hack into the system of this country, without being spotted? This system
is protected by 128-bit encryption codes which make me crazy.
M. ISP – Internet Service Provider; (access
provider) a company that provides its customers with access to the INTERNET,
typically through DSL, a CABLE MODEM, or DIAL-UP NETWORKING.
- Speedy is the well-known and best ISP in
Indonesia. However, many people complain that Speedy has been slowing down.
N. Blog – a “web log”; a type of personal
column posted on the Internet. Most blogs consist of small, plentiful entries.
- I have many blogs to share my life
stories. It’s good and you should try to make one.
O. E-mail address – identifies on e-mail box to
which e-mail messages are delivered.
- My
e-mail address is bagus@sekali.com. Add it to your contact.
P. Upgrade – to make a piece of machinery,
computer system etc. more powerful and efficient.
- I
think upgrading your computer will solve your problem. Your computer is
old-school, mate.
Q. Spam filtering – a process of the spam
filter. a piece of software that distinguishes SPAM from ordinary email. Spam
filters are used in most major e-mail systems and can also run on an
individual’s computer.
- Make sure that you antivirus also has a
spam filtering, because the spam is now running rampantly
R. Storage – the process of keeping
information, etc. on a computer.
- Flash
disk is the most portable storage device, because it’s very small and yet the
capacity is fabulous.
S. E-savvy – having practical knowledge and
understanding of something by means of internet.
- I
suggest you can learn business things through e-savvy. They might contain a lot
of information about business.
T. Longevity – long life; the fact of lasting a
long time.
- The
longevity of your computer if extremely low. I recommend you to upgrade your
computer.
U. Online – connected to a computer or
available through a computer. For example, online help is information that can
be called up immediately on a computer screen rather than having to be looked
up in a book.
- Online shopping is easy, but I don’t know
the risk. If you’re interested, you can try it.
V. Account – authorization to use a
computer or any kind of computer service, even if free of charge. An account
consists of an identifying name and other records necessary to keep track of a
user. Sometimes an account belongs to another computer or a computer program
rather than a human being.
- You should have an e-mail account and you
get many accesses such as social network, online shopping, etc.
REFERENCE
Downing,
Douglas. 2009. Dictionary of Computer and
Internet Terms — 10th ed. New York: Barron’s
Educational Series,