| A | B |
|---|
| chat room | where people talk to each other using their computer |
| downloading | copying a file from another computer to your computer |
| uploading | copying a file from YOUR computer to another computer |
| attachment | adding a picture or video to be sent with your email |
| E-mail | Electronic Mail |
| URL | stands for Uniform Resource Locator- another name for Web page address |
| HTML | the programming code people use to create a web page |
| .com | company |
| network | two or more computers connected together to share information/printers etc. |
| ARPAnet | the original name of the Internet |
| US Department of Defense | Invented the Internet |
| Search Engine | A site that helps you search for information on the World Wide Web |
| Modem | Your computer's telephone |
| Internet Service Provider | The company that hooks you up directly to the Internet |
| Browser | Software that lets you view web pages |
| Virus | A program written to harm your computer or data |
| World Wide Web | A collection of electronic pages stored in computers around the world |
| Netiquette | rules polite people follow while online |
| 1969 | The year that the Internet was started |
| Internet | An interconnected computer network of hundreds of thousands fo computers that share information around the world |
| .edu | educational site |
| .gov | government site |
| refresh | allows you to reload a web page |
| favorites | where you can save web page addresses |
| history | shows what web sites your computer has visited |
| Adelphia | the cable ISP for Plymouth |
| The name of our classroom browser | Internet Explorer |
