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Term | Definition |
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Internet | a gigantic coputer network that connects computers across the world. |
World Wide Web | The huge collection of informatioin, services, and Web sites accessible through the internet. |
Website | A specific location on the web that contains a collection of related files and resources by a person, group, or organization. |
Uniform resource locator (URL) | a web site's own unique internet address that no other web site can use (pg. 86) |
Internet service provider | A company that sells you access to the internet, usually for a monthly fee. |
Web browser | A software program that lets you surf the web and interact with websites. |
electronic mail (e-mail) | is another way that you can share information using the internet. Email is a communication sent from one personto another, or to many people, over the internet |
Netiquette | Refers to the good manners one uses in electronic communications. |
Spam | JUNK mail. sent in bulk to many people's e-mail accounts. spam is almost always sent for one reason" to sell you something. |
Firewall | A hardware or software that protects a computer or network from intruders |
Home page | The firstweb pge you see when your browser is open is called you home page |
Drill down | To move from general information to more detailed information by exploring a series of folders, drop-down menus, or Web pages (pg. 99) |
Site map | An index of the main pages in a Web pagewithout drilling down (p. 99) |
Bookmark | A shortcut that takes you directly to a web page. (pg.101) |
Favorites | Internet Explorer's term for web site bookmarks |
History | A record kept by a browser of every Web page visited in the past few days or weks. (p. 101) |
Print Preview | A browser function used to see how a document or Webpage is going to appear on paper (p. 103) |
Search engine | a web site used to seek out other web papges using keywords (p.110) |
Boolean search | A search that uses keywords plus special symbols to find more exact results (p. 112) |