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Computers

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Internet The Internet is a gigantic computer network that connects computers across the world.
World Wide Web A World Wide Web is the only part of the internet.
Web Site A web site is 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) Just as every home business has its own address, every website has its own address that no other site can use.
Internet Service Provider (ISP) A ISP is a company that sells you access to the internet, usually for a monthly fee.
Web Browser A Web Browser is a software program that lets you surf the Web and internet Web sites.
Electronic mail (e-mail) e-mail is another way that you can share information using the internet.
Netiquette Netiquette refers the the good manners one uses in electronic communications.
Spam Spam is like junk mail.
Firewall Firewall is hardware or software that protects a compurter or network from intruders.
Home page The first Web page you see when your browser opens.
Drill down A link that you click that opens a new Web page within the site.
Site map An index of all the main pages in the site that you may use to jump straight to a page without drilling down.
Bookmark A shortcut stored in your browser that takes you directly to a Web page.
Favorites In the internet explorer browser, bookmarks are call favorites.
History It keeps track of the pages you have been to over the weeks and days.
Print View Allows you to view a page so you can see how it will look when it is printed.
Search engine A special kind of Web site that lets you search for other Web pages using keywords.
Boolean search This is a search that uses keywords plus special symbols to find the exact information you want by eliminating search results that are too general or too broad.
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