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CCPS-Internet vocab
CCPS - Internet vocabulary words
Question | Answer |
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Internet | many computers that are connected throughout the world. A global network. |
Online | Means that you are connected to the Internet. |
Browser | software that lets you get on the internet. (ex. Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netzero, Netscape Navigator,etc...) |
Search Engine | a program on the internet that lets you look for things/information by keyword or topic. (ex. Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, etc...) |
Address Bar | the bar at the top of a web page that shows the address, or where you put in a specific address. |
Homepage | The first page of a website. Acts like a table of contents. |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator. Means an internet address |
(Hyper)Links | connects 2 websites together. Usually highlighted, or underlined, or a different font word. It can also be a graphic. (What you click on in a website to take you to another page.) |
Bookmark | keeps track of a website. Let's you return to a website quickly. |
Address | Shows the location of a website. |
Web site | a collection of web pages that usually contains information on a specific topic, has a home page and additional pages |
Search bar | The bar in a search engine where you put the keyword or topic that you are searching for. |
network | computers connected to each other to share information |
Chat | real time communication between two users on computers. |
Cyberbullying | online harrassment of an individual by others. |
Spyware | software program that gathers user information and may change computer settings without your permission and without you knowing it, usually for advertising purposes |
Blog | Short for Weblog. A website where the author makes entries in a diary/journal style. |