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Music Tech Ch.20
Music Tech Ch.20
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Music
Undergraduate 1
12/06/2012

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Term
server
Definition
computer system running softward to respond to other computers' requests for data
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host
Definition
the computer that holds the server software
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client
Definition
the computer making requests to the server
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URL
Definition
Universal Resource Locator: the address of a website
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CPU
Definition
central processing unit: the "brains" of a computer
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RAM
Definition
random access memory
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handshake
Definition
an exchange of information between computers to confirm that a connection has been made and compatible protocols are being used
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cache
Definition
a location in memory where recently used webpages are tempporaroly sotred ot enable fatster access to the information
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upload
Definition
to transfer data from a client to a server
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download
Definition
to transfer data from a server to a client
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cookies
Definition
small packiages of data that a website stores on your computer with information about user activities, preferences, etc.
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sessional cookie
Definition
a temporary cookie that is deleted when you quite your browser
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persistent cookie
Definition
a cookie that remains on your computer after you have quit your browser
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FTP
Definition
file transfer protocol
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