Internet and Personal Computing Fads

by Van Roekel; James

• ISBN13: 9780789017710
• ISBN10: 0789017717
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-21
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

From "Acceptable Use Policy" (AUP) to "Hypertext" to "Y2K," this A-to-Z reference book is written in a straightforward style that's informative enough for library use but informal enough for general reading. This essential guide takes a practical look at the most often-seen computer and Internet terms and describes them in easy-to-understand language. More than 100 entries are included, featuring historical backgrounds, popular and practical uses, interesting "fun facts," and bibliographies. Detailed enough for reference use by academics, the book has a natural tone that will appeal to students, casual computer users, and those who are intrigued by the chaotic, fascinating, but often frustrating and daunting morass of information called the World Wide Web.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Bell, EdD, MLS, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University in Texas Mary Ann Berry, PhD, MLS, MSE, is Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University in Texas James L. Van Roekel, MLS, MA, is Director of Academic Instructional Technology and Distance Learning at Sam Houston State University in Texas

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Acceptable Use Policy	1	(2)
Artificial Intelligence	3	(3)
Bandwidth	6	(2)
Biometrics	8	(2)
Blogging	10	(2)
Bookmarks	12	(1)
Bots	13	(2)
CAD	15	(2)
Chat and E-Mail Abbreviations	17	(1)
Chat Rooms	18	(2)
Clip Art	20	(1)
Comic Sites	21	(2)
Commercialization	23	(1)
Compression	24	(2)
Computer Dating	26	(2)
Computer Simulation	28	(2)
Computer Visualization	30	(2)
Convergence	32	(2)
Cookies	34	(2)
Copyright	36	(2)
Cybercafés	38	(2)
Cyberspace	40	(2)
Cybersquatting/Domain Hijacking	42	(2)
Cybrarian	44	(2)
Deep Web	46	(2)
Digital Audio	48	(2)
Digital Camera	50	(2)
Digital Cinema	52	(2)
Digital Imaging	54	(2)
Digital Video	56	(2)
Distance Learning	58	(1)
Domains	59	(2)
Dot-Corn	61	(2)
Early Adopters	63	(1)
Easter Eggs	64	(2)
E-Books	66	(2)
Electronic Publishing	68	(2)
E-Mail	70	(2)
Emoticons	72	(2)
ENIAC	74	(2)
E-Zines	76	(2)
Filtering	78	(2)
Gaming	80	(2)
Geek Speak	82	(2)
Global Positioning Systems	84	(2)
Globalization	86	(2)
Gopher	88	(2)
Graphical User Interface	90	(2)
History of Computer Hardware	92	(5)
Hoax Sites	97	(2)
HTML	99	(2)
Hyperfiction	101	(2)
Hypertext	103	(2)
Information Society	105	(2)
Instant Messaging	107	(1)
Internet Acronyms	108	(2)
Internet Advertising	110	(3)
Internet Providers	113	(1)
Internet Radio	114	(2)
IRC	116	(1)
Linux	117	(1)
Luddite	118	(2)
Mac versus PC	120	(2)
Media Streaming	122	(2)
MIDI	124	(2)
MP3s	126	(2)
MUDs	128	(2)
Multimedia	130	(2)
Multitasking	132	(2)
Nanny Cams	134	(2)
Netiquette	136	(2)
New Economy	138	(2)
New Media	140	(2)
Old Internet	142	(2)
Online Conferences	144	(2)
Online Support Groups	146	(2)
Palm Computers or Personal Digital Assistants	148	(2)
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing	150	(2)
Portability	152	(3)
PowerPoint Poisoning	155	(2)
Privacy	157	(2)
Punched Cards	159	(3)
Quantum Computing	162	(1)
Safe Rooms	163	(1)
Search Engines	164	(1)
Shareware	165	(2)
Skins	167	(2)
Spamming	169	(2)
Technophobia	171	(2)
TWAIN	173	(1)
URL	174	(2)
Usenet	176	(2)
Virtual Reality	178	(2)
Viruses	180	(2)
Voice Activation and Recognition	182	(2)
Wearable Computing Devices	184	(2)
Webcams	186	(2)
Webquests	188	(2)
Wired Environments	190	(3)
Wireless Application Protocol	193	(2)
Wireless Networks	195	(2)
Y2K	197	(2)
Index	199