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Vocabulary Lesson 4
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Computer Networking
8th Grade
11/30/2013

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Wizard
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A tool that assists users of an application in creating documents and/or databases based on styles and templates. Also a tool that guides users step-by-step through a software installation process.
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Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
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A standardized method of referring to a resource using a text string
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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
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A text string that specifies an internet address and the method by which the address can be accessed
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Home Page
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The first Web page that displays when you access a domain
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Deep URL
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A URL that includes a path past the domain into the folder structure of a Web site
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Relative URL
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A URL that gives an abbreviated path to a resource using the current page as a starting position
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Absolute URL
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A URL that gives the full path to a resource
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Greenfield
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An approach in which a project lacks any constraints imposed by prior development
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Cookie
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A text file that contains information sent between a server and a client to help maintain state and track user activities. Cookies can reside in memory or on a hard drive
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Pop-up Window
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A small browser window that appears in front of the browser window you are viewing
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Pop-under Window
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A small browser window that appears behind the browser window you are viewing
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Rendering Engine
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A web browser engine, is a software component that takes marked up content and formatting information and displays the formatted content on the screen
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Interpreter
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A program that translates statements (rather than translating a whole program) from a high-level language, such as Java, to a machine code language, and executes the machine code
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Sandbox
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A restrictive fence that surrounds a Java program and keeps it away from private data and other resources on a local computer
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Thread
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A basic unit of CPU utilization; it comprises a thread ID, a program counter, a register set, and a stack. it shares with other threads belonging to the same process its code section, data section, and other operating system resources such as open files and signals
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Window
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A scrollable viewing area on the screen, it can contain files and folders
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Tab
Definition
Another instance of a browser window within a browser
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Cache
Definition
Web page cookies and related data stored locally on the hard drive, unless the browser's privacy mode has been invoked
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Supplements
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A section added to a document to give further information or to correct errors
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Network Programming
Definition
Code that controls how the browser accesses a network. Web browsers usually default to allowing a direct connection to the Internet
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Download Controls
Definition
Settings that determine how the web browser will process downloads
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Plug-in
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A program installed in the browser to extend its basic functionality. Allows different file formats to be viewed as part of a standard HTML document
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