| A | B |
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| Internet | a vast collection of computers all over the world that store information and send it out |
| modem | turns information from analog to digital and back so that computers can communicate over phone lines |
| dial-up modem | Connects to an ISP through a traditional phone line |
| broadband connection | An "always on" Internet connection that connects to satellite, cable, DSL, etc. |
| Internet Service Provider | Allows you to log in to their computer to connect to the Internet (Ex. Cable company, phone company, etc.) |
| ISP | acronym for Internet Service Provider |
| newsgroup | A group of people around the world who "post" their news on the Internet. Kind of like an electronic bulletin board. |
| listserv | Similar to newsgroups, but they post their information to the listserv, and it is sent to the group's email accounts |
| search engines | Huge databases that keep track of billions of web pages and have programs to help you search through them |
| blogs | web logs -- web-based publications |
| podcast | audio or video files that you can listen to on your computer or copy to an mp3 player |
| World Wide Web | one part of the Internet -- consists of billions of web pages |
| WWW | acronym for World Wide Web |
| web site | a collection of related web pages |
| home page | The entry page to each web site |
| links | how you get around from web page from web page (let's you jump to a new place) |
| hypertext | The idea behind the WWW -- you can jump any way you would like |
| browser | a program that reads and interprets the content and code of a web page |
| Safari, Internet Explorerer, Firefox | Examples of web browser programs |
| address | How to find a web page. Also known as a URL -- Uniform Resource Locator |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| server | A special computer connected to the Internet 24 hours a day. It will "serve up" web pages and send them out to viewers |
| domain name | Who owns the site -- apple.com, ford.com, teton1.k12.wy.us |
| http | hyper text transfer protocol |
| .aero | air transport industries |
| .biz | businesses |
| .com | commercial sites |
| .coop | cooperative associations |
| .info | information sites similar to .com sites |
| .jobs | human resource managers (coming soon) |
| .museum | museums |
| .net | network organization sites |
| .org | organizations, usually non-profits |
| .pro | accredited professionals and related entities |
| .travel | travel related sites |
| .edu | educational, accredited post-secondary institutions only |
| .gov | government, United States government only |
| .mil | military, US military only |
| .int | international treaties between governments only |
| .jp | Japan |
| .ca | Canada |
| .de | Germany |
| .ru | Russia |
| .us | United States |
| .au | Australia |
| .fr | France |
| .ms | Mexico |
| .ch | Switzerland |
| .uk | United Kingdom |
| _ | underscore |
| ~ | tilde |
| / | slash |
| plug-in | little pieces of software that make things happen on a web site -- like a movie player, a game player, etc. |
