CIS 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Internet Relay Chat, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Internet Service Provider

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1200
• Professor: John Saville

Document Summary

Chapter three of technology in action: using the internet. The internet: the largest computer network in the world. Web browser: software that enables a user to display and interact with text and other media on the web. E-mail clients: software programs running on your computer that access your internet service provider (isp), which acts like an electronic post office. Newsgroup: similar to a discussion group or forum in which people create threads (conversations) Internet relay chat (irc): primarily a means of synchronous group communication used in discussion forums. Web 2. 0: an evolved type of web interactions between people, software, and data o. Wiki: a type of website that allows users to change its content by adding, removing, or editing the content. Really simple syndication (rss): a xml-based format that facilitates the delivery of frequent content updates on web pages. Aggregators: software programs that go out and grab the latest updates of web material according to your specifications.