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Chapter 3
Key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Browser | An application that reads the contents of Web pages and on your computer screen |
| Hyperlink | Any text or graphic on a Web page that will take you to a new location when clicked |
| uniform resource locator (URL) | A unique Web address that directs a browser to a Web page |
| domain name | The part of a URL that usually idintifies the owner or the subject of a Web site |
| search engine | A Web site that finds Web pages that contain words you tell it to search for |
| Boolean operator | A word that can make an Internet search more specific and effective |
| virus | A small computer program that can copy itself repeatedly in a computer system and cause a variety of problems |
| copyright | A type of legal protection for works that are created or owned by a person or company |
| fair use | Describes when you may use a copyrighted work without permission |
| plagiarism | Using other people's ideas and words without acknowledging that the information that the information came from them |
| anti-virus | a protection against viruses |
| cybercrime | criminal activity or a crime that involves the Internet, a computer system, or computer technology |
| firewall | an integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system. |
| google chrome | a freeware web browser developed by Google |
| bing | a search engine developed by bing |