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Vocabulary 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IP number (Internet Protocol number) | A unique number consisting of four parts separated by dots, for example 129.237.247.243. This is the number assigned to a host machine. |
| Local Area Network (LAN) | Computers that are connected together in the same room, building, or nearby building. |
| links | Connections that bridge one image, page, or word to another by clicking on a highlighted word or phrase. |
| netiquette | Etiquette governing communications on the Internet. |
| online resources | Internet information available to a computer user. |
| online safety | Precautions taken to protect personal information and images from being misused by others. |
| refine | improve by making small changes; make more subtle and accurate |
| spam | irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients |
| software piracy | the copyright infringement of software (often referred to as software piracy) refers to several practices which involve the unauthorized copying of computer software |
| social media | websites and applications used for social networking (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) |
| search | To look for specific information on the internet or computer. |
| search engines | Any of a number of giant databases on the Internet which store data on websites and their corresponding URLs that search, gather and identify information based on keywords, indices, titles and text. |
| TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) | The programming protocols invented by individuals in the U.S. Department of Defense to carry messages around the Internet. |
| Universal Resource Locator (URL) | The address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any other Internet facility. |
| video conferencing | Teleconferencing in which still or moving pictures can be transmitted along with voice and text. |
| virtual reality interfaces | The hardware and programming used to create the illusion of three-dimensional objects for on-screen virtual reality environments. |
| virtual | With regard to memory, virtual refers to temporarily storing information on the hard drive. Virtual memory is controlled automatically by the operating system. |
| web page | One document on the World Wide Web. It is usually a file written in Hypertext Markup Language, stored on a server. |
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