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Internet   A gigantic computer network that connects computers across the world.  
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World Wide Web   It is a way of accessing the huge collection of information, services, and web sites available through the Internet.  
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Web site   A specific location on the Web that contains a collection of related files and resources by a person, group, or organization.  
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Uniform resource locator (URL)   A address that no other site can use.  
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Internet service provider (ISP)   A company that sells you access to the Internet, usually for a monthly fee. An ISP gives you your own special user name and password so that you can connect to the Internet securely.  
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Web browser   A software program that lets you surf the Web and interact with Web sites.  
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Electronic mail (e-mail)   Another way that you can share information using the Internet. E-mail is a communication sent from one person to another, or to many people, over the Internet.  
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Netiquette   Refers to the good manners one uses in electronic communications.  
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Spam   Junk mail. It is sent in bulk to may people's e-mail accounts.  
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Firewall   A hardware or software that protects a computer or network from intruders.  
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Home page   The first Web page you see when your browser opens.  
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Drill down   When you explore a Web site, you usually start with the home page and drill down. To drill down, you click a link that opens a new Web page within the site.from this page, you can choose other links to find even more specific information, and so on.  
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Site map   An index of the main pages in Web site, used to jump straight to a page without drilling down.  
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Bookmark   A shortcut that takes you directly to a Web page.  
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Favorites   Internet Explorer's term for Web site bookmarks.  
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History   A record kept by a browser of every Web page visited in the past few days or weeks.  
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Print Preview   Allows you to view a page so you can see how it will look when it is printed.  
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Search engine   A special kind of Web site that lets you serch for other Web pages using keywords.  
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Boolean search   A search that uses keywords plus special symbols to find more exact results.  
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