| A | B |
| Attachment | an electronic file sent along with an email |
| BCC | Blind Carbon Copy |
| CC | Carbon or courtesy copy |
| Bluetooth | a short-range wireless connection |
| Blu-Ray: | a high definition DVD - uses an ultraviolet blue laser light |
| Cable Internet | Uses cable TV lines to connect a computer to the Internet |
| DSL/Digital Subscriber Line | method of transferring data over regular phone lines - used to connect to the Internet |
| Emoticon | text-based faces and objects often seen in e-mail messages and online chat that represent an emotion |
| Encryption | converting data or information into a secret code |
| Ethernet | a network standard of communication & data transmission |
| Hotspot | a public place where a wireless connection to the Internet can be accessed such as airports, hotels, restaurants |
| P2P/Peer to Peer | files can be shared directly between systems on the network |
| Spam | unsolicited or junk e-mail |
| Zip | a file extension that indicates one or more files have been compressed |