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Access provider   any organization that arranges for an individual or an organization to have access to the Internet.  
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Blog   A Web site on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis.  
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Home page   the opening page of a web site.  
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Netiquette   the rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over computer networks, especially the Internet.  
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Cable modem   type of modem that connects a computer or local network to broadband Internet service through the same cable that supplies cable television service.  
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Internet   A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols  
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Streaming   A method of relaying data over a computer network as a steady continuous stream, allowing playback to proceed while subsequent data is being received  
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Portal   An Internet site providing access or links to other sites  
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Password   A string of characters that allows someone access to a computer system  
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Malware   Software that is intended to damage or disable computers and computer systems  
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Animation   The manipulation of electronic images by means of a computer in order to create moving images  
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Audio   Sound  
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Browser   A program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web  
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Chat room   An area on the Internet or other computer network where users can communicate, typically limiting communication to a particular topic  
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DNS server   any computer registered to join the Domain Name System  
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Domain name   unique address that can be used on the Internet  
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Downloading   the transmission of a file from one computer system to another, usually smaller computer system  
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DSL   technology for bringing high-bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines .  
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E-commerce   refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems  
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Emoticons   A representation of a facial expression  
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FTP   transfer files between computers on a network  
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IP address   number assigned to a network equiped piece of hardware by which other device identify it.  
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ISP   an organization that provides access to the Internet  
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Link   selectable connection from one word, picture, or information object to another  
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Plug-in   set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application  
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RSS   is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works  
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Search engine   designed to search for information on the World Wide Web  
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Uploading   Transfer (data) to a larger computer system  
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URL   Uniform (or universal) resource locator, the address of a World Wide Web page  
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VoIP   telephone conversations that takes place over the Internet instead of land-based telephone networks  
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Web 2.0   the internet viewed as a medium in which interactive experience, in the form of blogs, wikis, forums, etc, plays a more important role than simply accessing information  
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wiki   A Web site developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content.  
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Adware   advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically renders advertisements  
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Cold boot   Starting the computer by turning power on  
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Driver   software, provided by a hardware maker, that tells the computer's operating system and software how to work with that hardware.  
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Spyware   Software that self-installs on a computer, enabling information to be gathered covertly about a person's Internet use, passwords, etc.  
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