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Internet Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Internet | a global network of thousands of computer networks that offers e-mail information services to millions of users |
| Modem | a device that permits a computer to transmit and receive data over a phone line |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| Log-off | the act of signing off and disconnecting with another computer system or service |
| Log-on | the act of connecting with another system or on-line service |
| Baud Rate | the speed at which signals are sent and received by a modem |
| Download | receiving data from another computer |
| Upload | sending data from another computer |
| Telecomputing | the act of sending or receiving information to another computer |
| Telecommunications | communication over a distance |
| world wide web | a term used to describe an interface to the internet that contains millions of hypertext |
| URL | uniform resource locator |
| http | hypertext transfer protocol |
| protocol | a set of rules that govern the orderly transfer of data |
| information highway | electronic information networks that carry audio, video, and computer data |