| A | B |
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| address | Tells where people can be located. An email address might look like this Wyotic@mars.com |
| browser | Makes it possible to see graphics and images on the web |
| cyberspace | Not in outspace but on the internet |
| download | Take the information from the internet and put it on your computer |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator another name for the web address and usually starts with http:// |
| bookmarks | A link to your favorite site can be saved for future use |
| homepage | Where your home is on the internet -- a page especially for you |
| http | Stands for Hypertext Markup Language and is a set of rules your computer must follow before it can look at something on the Internet |
| links | A shortcut to information on the web |
| search engine | A web page that allows you to search for specific information |
| world wide web | Part of the internet -- let's you go from site to site by clicking on links |
| online | Connecting by phone lines or cables to the Internet |
| smileys | Funny faces you can make with punctuation marks |
| jpeg | An image file |
| offline | Not connected to the Internet |
| upload | To send information from your computer to another computer also connected to the Internet |
| interactive | Using your computer to communicate with another person or computer while you are on the internet -- like having a conversation |
| hypertext | The text that is able to link to another site |
| netiquette | Manners on the Internet |
| surfin' | Going from site to site just looking for information and enjoying places you go |
