Unit 1 - Activity 2: I.C.T.

Terminology
(dsbn.elearningontario.ca) Brittany Riediger Technology To Go: The vol!tion o" #obile Comm!nication Mobile computing A device is portable and capable of wireless communication. In other words no cables are needed. These wireless transmissions can be through satellite uplink radio fre!uency or even laser but the most effective and modern method is through a $ireless %idelity ($i-%i) network. "i#$i Allows mobile computing devices to connect through a $ireless Access &oint ($A&) which passes data along to the internet or local network. "i#$i allows a mobile computing device to do anything a stationary computer can do although in some cases wireless access can be slower and less secure than wired connections. "A% $ireless Access &oint ($A&) passes data along to the internet or local network. %&A 'andheld devices originally developed for the managing of phone numbers and appointments but are gradually becoming a mini version of the notebook computer. In ())) a *anadian company created its own %&A called the Blackberry. This product was an instant hit because it was able to connect to the internet from anywhere. Many business people consider the Blackberry a +handheld office,. "hy are mobile computing devices so popularThey are small and lightweight can send and receive email and documents and can look up anything from maps and addresses to movie show times on the internet. Modern phones and even the newest portable gaming systems are reaping the benefits of this technology to connect people to the internet and to each other. 'ending lectronic #ail "hat are some of the difference.advantages.disadvantages between web#based email and an e#mail software that can be installed on your computer

Much faster to use than webmail/ 0torage is limited only by the si1e of your hard drive/ 2mail and attachments are easier to manipulate/ and $ewer privacy and security issues than webmail.

(et)or*s 3A4 3A4s are usually confined to one area like an office building but can be much smaller. If a friend brought her computer over and connected it to yours then you5d have your very own 3A4.

Intranet An intranet is a private network i.e. not 6ust anyone can use it. $or e7ample a retail store might have a website on the internet that shows the cost price of their inventory. The store

wouldn5t want non#employees to see these details so they only let employees into the network if they know the password. Think of an intranet as a private walled#off section of a computer network.

"A4 They can have many computers located in different buildings cities or even countries. 8our school board probably has a "A4 that gives internet access to all its schools. The largest and most famous "A4 is the internet itself.

Internet An enormous network of somewhere between 9:; and :;; million computers. The $orld $ide $eb ($$$) is the part of the internet that contains viewable content such as webpages. <&on5t confuse the two= Try to remember that the internet is +bigger, than the "orld "ide "eb.>

""" The $orld $ide $eb ($$$) is the part of the internet that contains viewable content such as webpages. <&on5t confuse the two= Try to remember that the internet is +bigger, than the "orld "ide "eb.>

"ebpage 0ingle web document containing te7t links pictures and other multimedia.

"ebsite A collection of webpages usually maintained by the same person or organi1ation.

"eb Browser To view webpages you use a )eb bro)ser/ think of your browser as your gateway to the "orld "ide "eb. "eb browsers are software applications that transform information from the internet into webpages that you can view on your own computer.

'ere are some items <numbered from the picture above> that are common to web browsers?

Button 4ame ( A Back $orward

%urpose This will take you to the previous page you5ve visited. If you5ve gone back to a previous page i.e. with the Back button this will bring you forward again to the page you were using. This will stop any data from downloading from a webpage i.e. if it is taking too long to load or if you visited the page by mistake. If data on a page is changing over time hit refresh to load a fresh version of that page. Return to your homepage. This is the default page that your browser shows whenever you load it.

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$avourites <Dften This opens up your list of bookmarks. <"ebsite called addresses that you5ve saved so that you can visit them bookmarks> later>. GR3 GR3 This is the Gniform Resource 3ocator <GR3> of the webpage that is currently being visited. GR3 basically means? web page address. Any page on the "orld "ide "eb needs a uni!ue GR3 so that a browser can find it on the internet. 'TT% Almost all GR3s will start with 'TT%?..www. 'TT% stands for 'yperTe7t Transfer %rotocol which is a set of rules that allows your own computer to ask for webpages from other computers on the internet. """ as we5ve already learned stands for "orld "ide "eb. In other words virtually every time you look at a web page your browser is using 'TT% to view the """. The rest of the GR3 tells you what specific page you5re looking at.

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The address bar 3inks

Type the GR3 that you want to visit here and then press enter. 3inks are typically underlined and.or a different colour than regular te7t. If you click on a link your browser will take you to a new webpage indicated by that link.