| A | B |
| COMMUNICATIONS | TRANSFER DATA, INSTRUCTIONS, OR INFORMATION |
| E-MAIL | EXCHANGE OF TEXT MESSAGES AND COMPUTER FILES |
| FAX MACHINE | SENDS AND RECEIVES DOCUMENTS VIA TELEPHONE LINES |
| GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM | USES SATELLITE SIGNALS TO DETERMINE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION |
| BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM | COMPUTER THAT MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES |
| INTERNET | WORLDWIDE COLLECTION OF NETWORKS |
| LOCAL AREA NETWORK | CONNECTS COMPUTERS IN A LIMITED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA |
| ARPANET | THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERNET, STARTED IN 1969 |
| AUDIOCONFERENCING | ALSO CALLED INTERNET TELEPHONY |
| APPLETS | SMALL PROGRAMS DEVELOPED USING JAVA |
| COOKIE | SMALL FILE STORED ON USER'S COMPUTER |
| URL | UNIQUE ADDRESS FOR A WEB PAGE |
| BROWSER | SOFTWARE APPLICATION USED TO LOAD AND VIEW WEB PAGES |
| WEBMASTER | DEVELOPER OF A WEB PAGE |
| EMOTICONS | EMOTIONAL SYMBOLS, SMILEY FACES |
| NETIQUETTE | INTERNET ETIQUETTE |
| DIGITAL CASH | MEANS OF PAYING FOR GOODS ON THE INTERNET |
| USENET | ENTIRE COLLECTION OF INTERNET NEWSGROUPS |
| SPAM | UNSOLICITED E-MAIL MESSAGE |
| CHAT | REAL-TIME TEXT COMMUNICATION |