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Term | Definition |
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internet | the computer network that sonnects computers across the world |
world wide web | the huge collection of information, services, and web sites accessible through the internet |
web site | a specufus loction on the contains a group of related files and resources |
uniforom resource locator | a web site's own unique internet address that no other web site can use |
internet service provider | a company that provides access to the internet usually for a monthly fee |
wed browser | a software program that can surf the web and interact with web sites |
electronic mail | a communication sent from one person to another over the internet |
netiqutte | the rules or manners used in electronic communications |
spam | unwanted e-mails sent by an unknown person or business |
firewall | hardware or software that protects a computer or network from intruders, especially from over the internet |
home page | the frist web page an internet browser is set to sccess when opened |
drill down | to move from genera; information to more detailed information by exploing a series of folders drop-down menus or web page |
site map | an index of the main pages in a web site used to jump straigh to a page without drilling down |
bookmark | a shortcut that tales you directly to a web page |
favorites | internet explorer term for web site bookmark |
history | a record ketp by a browser of every web page visited in the past few days or weeks |
print preview | a browser function used to see how a document or web page is going to appear on paper |
search engine | a web site used to seek out other web pages using keywords |
boolean search | a search tjhat uses keyboard plus special symbols to find more exact results |