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Internet
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Internet | a global network of computers |
| Browser | a tool to help access the World Wide Web |
| Search Engine | a program to help you find webpages on the internet |
| WWW(World Wide Web) | a system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents |
| Website | a collection of webpages that belong to one domain or owner |
| Webpage | a single document viewable through a browser |
| Web address | the identifying address for a file, or webpage, on the internet |
| URL(Uniform Resource Locator) | reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. |
| Index of the web | listing of the contents of the internet |
| Deep web | parts of the web not indexed by standard search engines |
| Home page | initial or main document of a website |
| Query | word or phrase you use for searching |
| Search Engine Results | page(s) displayed in response to a query |
| Parts of a search engine result | title, web address, snippet |
| Title | first line in search engine result |
| Snippet | a small sample of content |
| Cached page | a snapshot of a document |
| Spider | a program that visits web sites and uses information to create search results |
| h t t p - hyper text transfer protocol | rules that allow data to be exchanged between computers on the web |
| cookie | piece of information set by a server to a browser.(registration, user preference, shopping cart, etc.) |