C779 Vocabulary Questions and Correct Answers
3-D Secure - ANS An XML-based protocol used by credit card companies to add security to
online credit and debit card transactions.
Active Server Pages (ASP) - ANS a proprietary technology available only on Microsoft-specific
systems or systems with a special interpreter installed.
AJAX - ANS Asynchronous JavaScript and XML: A programming methodology that uses a
number of existing technologies together and enables Web applications to make incremental
updates to the user interface without the need to reload the browser page.
application cache - ANS A directory on a computer where applications, such as Internet apps,
can be stored and run without access to the original application.
Application Programming Interface (API) - ANS A set of universal commands, calls and functions
that allows developers to communicate with an application or operating system.
bandwidth - ANS The amount of information, sometimes called traffic, that can be carried on a
network at one time. The total capacity of a line. Also, the rate of data transfer over a network
connection; measured in bits per second.
block-level element - ANS A markup element that affects at least an entire paragraph.
brand - ANS A concept or collection of symbols associated with a product, service or person.
business-to-business (B2B) - ANS An e-commerce model in which a Web-based business sells
products and/or services to other businesses.
business-to-consumer (B2C) - ANS An e-commerce model in which a Web-based business sells
products and/or services to consumers or end users.
, canvas - ANS An HTML5 Application Programming Interface (API) used for rendering visual
images on the fly by providing scripts with a bitmap canvas.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - ANS A technology that allows greater style definition and
formatting control of HTML elements. Formatting can be placed within the HTML or called
remotely from an external style sheet.
character set - ANS The group of symbols used to render text on a page.
client - ANS An individual computer connected to a network. Also, a system or application (such
as a Web browser or user agent) that requests a service from another computer (the server)
and is used to access files or documents.
client-side script - ANS Code embedded into an HTML page and downloaded by a user; resides
on the client and helps process Web form input. Common clientside scripting languages include
JavaScript and VBScript.
cloud computing - ANS Software, infrastructure and platform services that are hosted by a
remote data center and provided to organizations or individuals over the Internet.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) - ANS A program that processes data submitted by the user.
Allows a Web server to pass control to a software application, based on user request. The
application receives and organizes data, then returns it in a consistent format.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C) - ANS An e-commerce model in which individual consumers sell
products or services to other consumers.
cookie - ANS 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.
3-D Secure - ANS An XML-based protocol used by credit card companies to add security to
online credit and debit card transactions.
Active Server Pages (ASP) - ANS a proprietary technology available only on Microsoft-specific
systems or systems with a special interpreter installed.
AJAX - ANS Asynchronous JavaScript and XML: A programming methodology that uses a
number of existing technologies together and enables Web applications to make incremental
updates to the user interface without the need to reload the browser page.
application cache - ANS A directory on a computer where applications, such as Internet apps,
can be stored and run without access to the original application.
Application Programming Interface (API) - ANS A set of universal commands, calls and functions
that allows developers to communicate with an application or operating system.
bandwidth - ANS The amount of information, sometimes called traffic, that can be carried on a
network at one time. The total capacity of a line. Also, the rate of data transfer over a network
connection; measured in bits per second.
block-level element - ANS A markup element that affects at least an entire paragraph.
brand - ANS A concept or collection of symbols associated with a product, service or person.
business-to-business (B2B) - ANS An e-commerce model in which a Web-based business sells
products and/or services to other businesses.
business-to-consumer (B2C) - ANS An e-commerce model in which a Web-based business sells
products and/or services to consumers or end users.
, canvas - ANS An HTML5 Application Programming Interface (API) used for rendering visual
images on the fly by providing scripts with a bitmap canvas.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - ANS A technology that allows greater style definition and
formatting control of HTML elements. Formatting can be placed within the HTML or called
remotely from an external style sheet.
character set - ANS The group of symbols used to render text on a page.
client - ANS An individual computer connected to a network. Also, a system or application (such
as a Web browser or user agent) that requests a service from another computer (the server)
and is used to access files or documents.
client-side script - ANS Code embedded into an HTML page and downloaded by a user; resides
on the client and helps process Web form input. Common clientside scripting languages include
JavaScript and VBScript.
cloud computing - ANS Software, infrastructure and platform services that are hosted by a
remote data center and provided to organizations or individuals over the Internet.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) - ANS A program that processes data submitted by the user.
Allows a Web server to pass control to a software application, based on user request. The
application receives and organizes data, then returns it in a consistent format.
consumer-to-consumer (C2C) - ANS An e-commerce model in which individual consumers sell
products or services to other consumers.
cookie - ANS 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.
