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Vocabulary 21
Internet and vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Keyboard | The part of the computer with the letter and number buttons that you use for typing. |
| Mouse | What you use to move the arrow around the computer screen. |
| Cursor | The arrow or little flashing line on your computer screen that points to things. |
| Monitor | The computer screen where you see words, pictures and videos. |
| Laptop | A small computer that is easy to move and carry. |
| Internet | A world wide system of millions of computers that are connected together in a network. |
| Cyberspace | The world that connects computers with the internet. |
| Internet Adress | just like your home adress this group of letters and numbers takes your computer to a specific place on the internet. |
| URL | This is just another way to say Internet adress. |
| Web Site | A place you visit on the internet that has stuff to see and read. |
| Instant Messaging | Messages you can exchange back and forth with a friend through a special program |
| Chat Room | A place to talk by typing to other people in the chat room. |
| A letter you send through cyberspace. | |
| Bulletin boards or Message boards | A place on the internet where you can post information for other people to see usually about a specific topic like the one in your classroom or at home. |
| Username | A name you choose to use for yourself when your on the internet. |
| Screen Name | Your username in a chat room. |
| SPAM | Junk mail sent to your e-mail box that usually is advertising something. |
| Virus | A hidden computer program that sneaks into your computer through e-mail or the internet. |
| Password | A secret word that only you and your parents should know. |