Employment trends and job satisfaction – Vocabulary and Phrases
e-commerce – electronic commerce, the practice of buying and selling goods and services and carrying on other business activities by computer, especially over the Internet
The company invested in various e-commerce applications, such as online ticketing and reservations
browser – a computer programme that allows users to look at information from the Internet
Some programmes do not need to be installed on your PC, the applications will simply run through your web-browser.
directories – part of a computer's memory where information is sorted, containing one or more files
I suggest you create a separate directory to keep these files in.
search engines – an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system, such as on the World Wide Web, inside a corporate or proprietary network, or in a personal computer.
Google search is the world's most popular search engine.
internet – a net outside a company or organisation, open to the public
You can find all the details about our company on the Internet.
intranet – a net inside a company or organisation
By providing this information on the intranet, staff have the opportunity to keep up-to-date with the strategic focus of the organisation.
extranet – a net outside a company or organisation, not open to the public
If you have any questions regarding registration or your current account on the Extranet for Security Professionals please contact The ESP Help Desk.
to maintain/visit web pages – to keep it in a proper condition/ to read it
Even with limited knowledge and experience, you can build and maintain websites for profit.
to download files – to move computer software or information from one computer to another
They downloaded all the information necessary to falsify the usage of both debit and credit cards, specifically AMEX and Master Card.
LAN – local area network
If you have a modem you can log on to a bulletin board and download it.
hacker/to hack into a computer – someone who secretly gets into another person's computer system in order to use the information or damage the system
I work with companies to try to prevent hackers from penetrating their computer system
to overload a system – a situation where an electrical machine or system is subjected to a greater load than it was designed for
Many of those who had passwords couldn't log on because the system was overloaded.
firewalls – a system which stops people looking at certain information on a computer, especially information on the Internet
British Aerospace uses a firewall so that individuals cannot be looked up in the directory of users.
to install a programme – to place in position or connect for service or use
Click on the icon and program installation will begin.
encrypted information – information altered using a secret code so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized parties
The key file contains encrypted information, including product and number of licenses.
dotcom – is a company which does most of its business on the Internet, usually through a website that uses the popular top-level domain, ".com"
Ebookers hit the Nasdaq in November 1999 at the peak of the dotcom frenzy and immediately became a star.
pop-up ad – an advertisement that automatically opens a new browser window and covers the window the user was intending to read
AOL and Google no longer allow pop-up ads on their sites and offer pop-up blockers to their users.
cookies – parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences and the contents of their electronic shopping carts.
You must enable cookies before you can log in.
back-end system – front-end is the part of a software system that interacts directly with the user, and the back-end comprises the components that process the output from the front-end.
The Internet merchant is able to retrieve all response codes for the transaction, and then validate them in their back-end system processes.
B2B – exchange of services, information and products between businesses via the web (e-procurement
the starting point of all marketing tasks within a b2b company is the customer and potential customer database.
B2C – business-to-consumer (e-commerce)
The retail and travel piece of B2C eCommerce alone now tops $200 billion, with little sign of abatement.
B2G – business-to-government
In B2G, businesses bid for privatization and. government projects.
banner – small advertisement for one website displayed on other sites; by clicking on it, the user is taken to the new site
Use the high-quality banner ads to get higher hit rates.
shopping basket (cart) – piece of software that acts as an online seller's catalogue and ordering process
To put something in your shopping basket, start by searching or browsing through in our catalogue.
broadband connection – data transmission over a fixed cable (e.g. ADSL)
To get a broadband connection for your home, contact your local telephone company or cable service provider.
e-tailer – retailer that primarily uses the Internet as a medium for customers to shop for the goods or services provided
Many e-tailers add some new options for online shoppers that might be considered flashy, including virtual clothing models and three dimensional, multi-angle views of merchandise.
clicks-and-mortar – is a business model by which a company integrates both offline (mortar) and online (clicks) presences.
As Internet shopping becomes more and more popular, many businesses are moving from only bricks and mortar to clicks and mortar.
bricks-and-mortar – buildings such as houses, offices, and factories
The hospital would cost about $37 million in bricks and mortar and another $10 million for equipment.
trading hubs – e-Markets; special websites that provide services that let enterprises in that industry collaborate by integrating various business processes—for example, supply chain processes between buyers of automobile parts and the suppliers.
DC is a very powerful application, which allows it's users to set up public or private trading hubs on the internet.
hit, to get many hits – an occasion when someone looks at a particular website on the internet
The Winter Olympics website had over 600 million hits in 16 days
navigation – the process of goal-directed locating and traversing hyperlinked information, browsing
According to research the most popular complaints of web users is the slow speed of the site and the difficultnavigation.