| A | B |
|---|
| Browser | A tool (program) that lets you surf the web. |
| Surfing | Process of "looking around" the Internet |
| "Cookie" | Internet site's way of keeping track of you. |
| Computer Virus | A set of instructions to cause computer to malfunction. |
| Download | The transfer of data from Internet to Computer. |
| FAQ | An acronym for Frequently Asked Questions. |
| URL | Acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. |
| Hypertext | Text on web page that links user to another page. |
| ISP | Acronym for Internet Service Provider. |
| Keyword | A word used to search for a Web site. |
| Link | It will transport you from one Internet site to another. |
| Net | Abbreviation for Internet. |
| WWW | An acronym for World Wide Web |
| Web | Abbreviation for World Wide Web. |
| "Newbie" | Someone new to the Internet. |
| Online | Having access to the Internet. |
| Java | A programming language. |
| Netscape | A commonly used Internet browser. |
| Internet Explorer | Microsoft's Internet browser. |
| AOL | American On Line, an Internet provider. |
| Domain Name | Names given to computers on the network. |
| Email | Allows users to send and receive messages to each other over the Internet. |
| Hacker | A computer user who illegally visits networked computers to look around or cause harm. |
| Home Page | The first page a user sees when visiting a World Wide Web site. |
| HTTP | This is the protocol used by WWW. All html links must conform to this protocol to be used on the Web. |
| Icons | These are small pictures that represent commonly recognizable items. |
| Internet | The global "network of networks" that connects more than four million computers. |
| Logon | To sign on to a computer system. |
| Modem | An electronic device that attaches to a computer and links that computer to the online world via a phone line. |
| Network | A group of computers that are connected in some fashion. |
