Albert L. Peia                          CAOT97 Week 8 – Assignment                         4-14-04

Concepts Review                                                                                                    Unit H

 

Various Communications Tools:

 

 

  1. Figure H-18  is Google, the leading web-search engine.

 

  1. Figure H-19  is a news list (subscription confirmation).

 

  1. Figure H-20  is a (yahoo) chat (room).

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  1. a. A MAILING LIST SERVER  is a program that manages mailing lists.

 

  1. d. POSTING is sending a message to a mailing list.

 

  1. e. SUBSCRIBE VALERT-L is a command that mailing list server software can read.

 

  1. b. J :) is what is referred to as an emoticon.

 

  1. c. IRC is a real-time communication program.

 

  1. f. NEWSGROUPS is another term for Usenet groups.

 

  1. d. In a MODERATED MAILING LIST messages are reviewed before being distributed.

 

  1. a. One posts messages to the mailing list address (for the mailist program, ie., LISTSERV, ListProc, Mailbase, Majordomo, etc.).

 

  1. c. MESSAGES AND COMMANDS are the two types of e-mail that mailing list programs manage.

 

  1.  a. LURKING - (is the sick name for) silently observing postings on a mailing list.

 

  1.  c. PRIVATE CHAT occurs between two individuals.

 

  1.  a. Newsgroup messages are e-mailed to group participants.

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Skills Review 1,2 and 4-6 are attached.