Term | Definition |
Internet | a gigantic computer network that connects computers across the world. |
World Wide Web | The huge collection of information, services, and Web sites accessible through the internet |
Web site | is a specific location on the Web that contains a collection of related files and resources by a person. |
uniform resource locator | A web site's own unique internet address that no other web site can use |
internet service provider | is a company that sells you access to the internet, usually for a monthly fee |
Web browser | is a software program that lets yousurf the web and interact with web sites |
electronic mail | is another way that you can share information using the internet |
netiquette | the rules or manners used in electronic communications |
spam | is like junk mail |
firewall | is a hardware or software that protects a computer or network from intruders |
home page | the first web page an internet browser is set to access when opened |
drill down | to find more pacific information |
site 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 shortcut stored in your browser that takes yoy directly to a web page. |
favorites | internet explorer's term for web site bookmarks |
history | a record kept by a browser of every web page visited in the past few days or weeks |
print preview | allows you to view a page so you can see how it will look when it is printed |
search engine | a specialkind of web site that lets you search for other web pages using keywords |
boolean search | a search that uses keywords plus special symbols to find the exact information you want by eliminating search results that are too general or too broad |