Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Vocabulary #6  fall list

meme: an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
virus: an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
viral: of the nature of, caused by, or relating to a virus or viruses.
blog: a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
wiki : a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
URL : Resource Locator and is a reference (an address) to a resource on the Internet. A URL has two main components: Protocol identifier: For the URL http://example.com , the protocol identifier is http .
website: a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web.

www: The Web, or World Wide Web, is basically a system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents
Internet: The global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information.
2.0: used to denote a superior or more advanced version of an original concept, product, service, etc.
open source:  denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.