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| Internet | The large global network formed by the connection of many smaller computer networks. |
| U. S. Military | The Internet was originally developed for the ____, and then became used for government, academic and commercial communications. |
| network | A group of interconnected computers, including the hardware and software used to connect them. |
| printers and scanners | A computer network is a group of computers connected to each other so they can easily communicate and share files and resources (such as _________). |
| Internet Service Provider (ISP) | A business that provides a connection to the Internet. |
| modem | The ____ in your computer (or attached to your computer) connects to your ISP every time you want to go online. |
| World Wide Web | A hypermedia-based system for browsing Internet sites. |
| servers | The World Wide Web is a network of information ____, principally the ones using HTTP to serve up HTML documents. |
| hypertext | Text that has hyperlinks (cross-references or "links") which, with the aid of an interactive browser program, allow the reader to move easily from one document to another. |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| link | In an HTML document, it leads to another place on the same page, to another page on the same web site, or, to another World Wide Web site. |
| markup language | A system of codes for how a computer should display text and images on a screen. |
| URL | uniform resource locator, or web address. |
| web address | another way of saying URL |
| http | hypertext transport protocol |
| domain name | The complete address of the Internet connection used to access a site. |
| domain name extension | The last part of a domain name, this helps to describe what type of site you are viewing; examples are .gov, .com, .org, and .edu |
| hosting | To provide the data space for one or more Web sites. |
| router | In a network, this device is used to determine the pathway used to transmit any signal between different network nodes. |
| packets | The defined block of information consisting of header, data, and trailer that serves as the information exchange method on the network. |
| data | An item or items of information. |
| file size | The length of a file, typically measured in kilobytes (K) or megabytes (MB). |
| bandwidth | The amount of data a cable can carry. |
| bps | An abbreviation for bits per second. This is the common measurement used for comparing the speed at which devices such as modems can transfer data. |
| search engine | Uses the location and frequency of keywords as the basis for ranking responses to a query. |
