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Unit 3
Term | Definition |
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Internet | is a gigantic computer network that connects computers across the world |
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 | is a web site address no other web site can use |
Internet service provider | is a company that sells you access to the internet, usuall for a monthly fee |
Web browser | is a software program that lets you surf the web and interact with web sites |
Electronic mail | is another way that you can share information using the internet |
Netiquette | refers to the good manners one uses in electronic communications |
Spam | is like junk mail |
World wide web | is only one part of the internet and is a way of accessing the huge collection of information, services, and web sites available through the internet |
Firewall | is hardware of software that protects a computer of network form intruders |
Home page | the first web page you see when your browser opens |
Drill down | how you find specifc information when you open a 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 | is a shortcut stored is your browser that takes you directly to a web page |
Favorites | are what the bookmars are called |
History | is a record of your web sites vists |
Print Preview | allows yor to view a page so you can see how it will look when it is printed |
Search engine | is a special kind of web site that lets your search for other web pages using keywords |
Boolean search | is a search that uses keywords plus special symbols to find the exact information you want by eliminating search resultsthat are too general or too broad |