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Business Law
ch.6 Internet Law, Social Media and Privacy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cloud computing | newer method of sharing files via the Internet |
| cookie | invisible files that computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices create to track a user's Web browsing activities |
| cyber tort | torts that arise from online conduct |
| cybersquatting | occurs when a person registers a domain name that is the same as or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offers to sell the domain name back to the trademark owner |
| distributed network | where individuals on the same network can access files stored on one another's PC's |
| domain name | part of an internet address such as cengage.com |
| goodwill | the nontangible value of a business |
| internet service provider | organizations that provide access to the Internet |
| meta tag | key words that are inserted into the HTML code to tell Internet browsers specific information about a web page |
| peer-to-peer networking | file-sharing |
| social media | provides a means by which people can create, share and exchange ideas and comments via the internet |
| spam | "junk email" that floods virtual mailboxes with advertisements, solicitations, and other messages |
| typosquatting | registering a name that is a misspelling of a popular brand |