front 1 cloud | back 1 noun. (computing, with the) The Internet, regarded as an amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing. |
front 2 cloud computing | back 2 noun. (informal, computing) Computing services provided over the Internet (or "cloud"), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand |
front 3 firewall | back 3 noun. (computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat. |
front 4 IP address | back 4 noun. (Internet) A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface(s) which are active on a network supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface (and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network. |
front 5 IM | back 5 verb. Initialism of to instant message. (typically sent/received by cell phone, PDA, or computer) |
front 6 ISP | back 6 initialism. (Internet) Initialism of Internet service provider. (This is a company that provides Internet access for a fee) |
front 7 phishing | back 7 noun. (computing) The act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization. This is usually combined with a threat or request for information: for example, that an account will close, a balance is due, or information is missing from an account. The email will ask the recipient to supply confidential information, such as bank account details, PINs or passwords; these details are then used by the owners of the website to conduct fraud. |
front 8 uniform resource locator | back 8 noun. A universal address for resources on the internet, which is most commonly used for websites |
front 9 web conference | back 9 noun. (computing) A meeting, presentation or other communication hosted via the World Wide Web |
front 10 world wide web | back 10 proper noun. Collectively, all of the web pages on the Internet which hyperlink to each other and to other kinds of documents and media |