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| Hyperlink | A picture, button, or icon that you can click onto that will take you to a new web page. |
| Web Feed | A way to receive constant updates without logging into your email |
| Intranet | Website within a company. |
| HTML | The computer programming language used to create web pages. |
| Hypertext | Words that are a different color, underlined, or on which the mouse pointer turns to a pointing hand. |
| Search Engine | Software used to search for information on the Internet. Ex. Bing, google and ask |
| Streaming Media | Allows you to watch a movie online or listen to iTunes |
| Home page | The first or main page of a web site. |
| .com | Domain name for a commercial enterprise or business. |
| CIPA | A federal law that requires schools that receive certain government funding to install software to filter bad material from students. |
| Internet Service Provider | Install modems so that you can have interenet at home. Ex. Comcast, Verizon, ATT |
| Shouting | The practice of typing in all capital letters in an email or in a chatroom. |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator - the web address. |
| Electronic Mail (email) | Mail sent from one person to another over the internet |
| Uploading | Moving a file from your computer to the internet or a distant computer. |
| Search Engine | A web site, such as Ask Jeeves or Google, used to search for information about a specific topic. |
| Key words | Type these words in the search engine dialog box to locate information. |
| Netiquette | Proper ways to behave on the internet. |
| VOIP | Voice Over Internet Protocol (Ex. Skype) |
| Downloading | Moving a file from the internet or a distant computer to your personal computer. |
| Modem | Computers establish a connection to each other by connecting a phone line or cable to this device. |
| Web browser | Software, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, which is used to get online. |
| Bandwidth | The speed of the internet connection |
| IP Address | A unique string of numbers separated by periods that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network. |
| Bookmark or Favorites | Allows you to save the location of a web site you've already visited. |
