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| Inernet | a network of computers that allows millions of people to share information |
| World Wide Web (WWW) | the system on the Internet that allows you to find and use information |
| Web site | a place on the Internet where you can find information on a particular subject |
| database | a large amount of information stored and organized on a computer so you can easily find it |
| browser | a program on your computer that finds information on the Internet and shows it on your computer |
| search engine | a program on the Internet that helps you find web sites about particular topics |
| online | available on the Internet |
| home page | the beginning or main page of an Internet site |
| link | a special word or picture on a website that will connect to additional information or another website |
| download | to move information from a large computer system (like the Internet) to a computer that is connected to it (for example, your computer) |
| e-mail | s system that allows you to exchange messages over the Internet |
| word processing | typing different kinds of documents on a computer |
| hard drive | the place inside your computer that stores information (denoted by "c:" on many computers) |
| floppy drive | the place inside your computer that reads information stored on a disk (denoted by "a:" on many computers) |
| folder | a place on your computer where you can file documents |
| document | a single file that you create in a word processing program |
| URL | the address of a web site |
| attach | to connect a document from your computer to an e-mail message |
| graphic | a picture |
| bookmark | a function on your web browser that allows you to store the address of your favorite websites |
