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Internet: an international computer network linking computers
from educational institutions, government agencies and
industry
World Wide Web: a set of Internet computers and services that
provide an easy to use system for finding
information and moving among resources (WWW
or the Web)
Web Site: a group of individual web pages linked together into a
single multi-page document, sometimes used to describe
all pages on a particular domain
Web Browser: a program such as Netscape or Internet Explorer
which enables you to view a Web pages
Browse: to wander or surf the WWW portion of the Internet, viewing
web pages through a browser
Link: an object in a web page that takes the visitor to another page,
downloads a file or starts some other action, (short for
hyperlink)
HTML: the system of tagging used to create web pages
Search Engine: a program that provides a way to search for specific
information, such as Yahooligans
Cyberspace: where the global electronic communications
network operates
Search: locate a specific piece of information or text in a table, title
or document
Bookmark: an invisible marker in a web page that provides a
spot where a link can point to take a visitor straight to a
specific spot within a page, also known as anchors
or targets
Key Word: a significant word used in indexing
Internet Provider: the service one uses to connect via modem to
the Internet, i.e.) AOL, Sympatico
Acceptable Use Policy: policies developed to regulate access to the
Internet
Home Page: a computer screen that serves as an introduction to a
network site from which options may be selected
Domain or Domain Name: the address of a computer on the
Internet, a user's Internet address is
made up of a username and a domain
name
E-Mail: electronic mail or a message sent by electronic mail
Modem: device used between a computer and a telephone or cable
line for converting digital signals
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