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Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Internet | Is a gigantic computer network that connects computers across the world. |
| World Wide Web | is the only one part of the Internet. It is the only way of accessing the huge collection of information, services, and Websites available through the Internet. |
| Web site | Is a specific location on the Web that contains a collection of related files and resources by a person, group, or orginazation. |
| Uniform Resource Locator(URL) | If you know the unique, or distinctive, address or URL, you can go directly to a Web site. |
| Internet Service Provider(ISP) | is a company that sells you acess to the internet, usually for a monthly fee. |
| Web Browser | is a software program that lets you surf the web and interact wit web sites. |
| Electronic Mail (e-mail) | is another way that you can share information using the Internet. |
| Netiquette | refers the good manners one uses in electronic communications |
| Spam | is like junk mail |
| firewall | is hardware or software that protects a computer or networks from intruders. |
| home page | is the "home" of where you keep your icons |
| drill down | to find more specific information |
| site map | a index of all the main pages in the site that you may use to jump straight to a page without drilling down |
| book mark | is a shortcut stored in your browser that takes you directly to a Web site |
| favorites | you can easily add a Web site to your favorite by clicking add to favorites button |
| history | a record of all you r web history |
| print preveiw | lets you look at the page so you will know how it looks when printed. |
| search engine | a special kind of website that lets you look for other websites using key words |
| boolean search | this is a search that uses keywords plus special sybols to find the exact information you want by elininationg seatvg results that are too general or too broad |