Term | Definition |
internet | a gigantic computer network conecting people |
word wild web (www) | it is a way of accessing the huge collection of information through the internet |
web site | wib site a specific location on the wev that contains a collection of related files and resources by a person ,group,or organization |
uniform resource locator (url) | if you know the unique or distinctive address or url you can go directly to a web site |
internet service provider | a company that sells you access to the internet for a monthly fee |
web bowser | a soft ware program that lets you surf the web and internet with web sites |
electronic mail (email) | another way that you can share informaiton using the internet |
Netiquette | refers the good manners one uses in electronic communications |
spam | is like junk mail it is sent in bulk to many peoples email acounts |
firewall | a hrardware or software that proteects a computer or network from intruders |
home | the page you see when your browser opens |
drill down | find more specific information |
site map | map an index of all the main pages in the site that you may use to jump straight to a page without drilling down |
bookmark | is a shorcut stored in youre browser tha takes you directly to a we bpage |
favorites | bookmarks |
history | youre browser keeps track of every page you have visited for the past few days or even weeks |
print review | allows you to view a page so you can see how it will look when it is printed you can make sure tha you print ony th sections you want and that of the page arn not missing |
search engine | a spedial kind of wev site that lets you search for the topic of what youre loking for |
Boolean | a serch that uses keywords plus specaal symbols to find the exact information you want by elininating search that are too genral |