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| download | the process of sending information from one machine to another over a network. |
| compress | to change a file's format so it takes up less space. |
| Netiquette | the rules that should be followed when using the Internet. |
| domain names | the names given by a server to computers on a network. |
| flames | messages posted to the Internet that are degrading to another. |
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
| hypertext | text that links a user to other web pages by clicking on it. |
| Internet | the largest computer network in the world. |
| FTP | file transfer protocol |
| E-Mail | electronic mail |
| Modem | a device that links a computer to other computers via telephone lines |
| Router | a device that allows information to be sent and received by several people on a network |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface - makes it possible for computer users to view and access information using pictures, icons and buttons rather than just viewing text. |
| home page | the first page you see when opening your web browser |
| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| icons | small pictures that represent commonly recognizable items. Often used as buttons for linking WWW pages |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator - an address that makes it possible for web browser such as Internet Explorer to locate documents on any WWW host server in the world. |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| browser | software resides on your computer and allows you to use the World Wide Web |
