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Unit 3
Term | Definition |
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Internet | gigantic computer net work that connects computers across the world |
World Wide Web | a way of accessing the huge collection of information,services,and Web siyes available through the internet |
Web Site | specific location on the Web that contains a collectuon of realated files and resourcesby a person,group,or a orgamization |
uniform resource locartor | a website's ownunique internet adress that no other web site can use |
Internet service provider | a company that sells you acess to the Internet, usally for a monthly fee |
Web browser | a software progran that lets you surf the web and interact with websites |
electronic mail | way that you can share information using the internet |
netiquette | refers to the good manners one uses in electronic communicatons |
spam | junk mail |
fire wall | hardware or software that protects a computer or network from intruders |
home page | the first Web page you see when your browser opens |
drill down | to find more specific information |
site map | an index of all the main lpages in the site that you may use to jump straight to a page without drilling down |
bookmark | a short cut stored in your browser that takes you directly to a Web page |
Favorites | Internet Explorer browser bookmarks |
History | the record of your Web vistits |
Print preview | allows you to view a page so you can see how it will look when it is printed |
search engine | special kind of web site that lets you search for othe web pages using keywords |
Boolean search | a search that uses keywords plus special symbols to find more exact results |