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| Browser | A program used to browse files. A Web browser browses Internet files. Internet Explorer is a Web browser. |
| CPU | The brain of a computer. Stands for Central Processing Unit |
| Data | Another word for information. |
| E-mail | The electronic transmission of messages over the Internet. Stands for Electronic Mail. |
| Icon | Small images that look like something to remind you of what the program does. When you click on them, something happens.Ó |
| Output | The process of sending data out of the computer. Monitors, printers, and speakers are examples of output devices.Ó |
| Network | A network is two or more computers linked together. |
| Server | A computer that serves other computers connected to it. |
| Spam | Spam is a term referring to junk email over the Internet. It slows down the Internet. |
| WWW | A group of computers linked to each other all around world. These computers have websites that we can visit, learn and play. Stands for World Wide WebÓ |
| Browser | A browser helps you to understand and use information you find on the World Wide Web. |
| Download | Sometimes you see something on the Internet that you want to keep and use later. Downloading takes the information from your computer screen and puts in on your disk so you can look at it whenever you want to.Ó |
| File | In a computer file, you can save anything from a school report you typed to a picture you found on the Internet.Ó |
| home page | Just as a home is a place where someone lives, a home page is a place where a person, group, or company "lives" on the World Wide Web. If you have a home page on the Web, you can put fun pictures, sounds, and information on it. Other people can visit your home page, look at the pictures, listen to the sounds, and read the information.Ó |
| Modem | A modem lets you use your telephone to get on the Internet. Usually, a modem is a small box that sits between your computer and the telephone line coming into your house.Ó |
| Netiquette | Netiquette is the name for manners on the Internet. |
| World Wide Web | The World Wide Web (WWW) is part of the Internet. On the Web, bits of information are linked together -- just like strands in a real spider web -- to make things easier to find. You can go anywhere on the Web just by clicking on a link, which is a shortcut to information.Ó |
| Database | A collection of data. Libraries have databases of the books they own. |
| FAQ | A page on a website that is used to answer questions. Stands for Frequently Asked Questions. |
| Input | The process of putting data INTO the computer. Scanners, keyboards, cameras, and mice are examples of items used for input. |
| Logon | Entering a user name and/or password to gain access to a computer. |
| PC | ,The type of computer most people use. Can be a laptop or desktop. Stands for Personal Computer |
| Software | The actual program or application. KidPix is software |
| URL | The address of websites. Every page on the Internet has an address. A Web browser uses the URL to retrieve its intended target. Stands for Uniform Resource Locator |
| Bookmarks | Bookmarks help you mark a place on the Internet that you would like to come back to another time. They are a lot like the bookmarks you might use when you read a book. |
| Cyberspace | Cyberspace is not a real place that you can visit in person. You can only visit cyberspace on your computer. When you use the Internet to get information or talk to friends, you are doing these things in the place called cyberspace. |
| e-mail | E-mail is electronic mail, or mail that you send to someone using a computer. |
| Hardware | Your computer is made of hard pieces of metal, plastic, and glass. Sometimes people will call your computer, or parts of your computer. That doesn't mean that there is a hammer or nails inside your computer! Those are found in a hardware store, not in your computer's hardware. |
| Internet | The Internet is made up of computers all over the world. These computers are connected by phone lines or cables. You can use the Internet to send email to a friend across the world or watch a movie or finish a homework project about the solar system. |
| 'Net | The 'Net is a nickname for the Internet. |
| Software | Hardware is your computer itself: the machine and its parts. Software is what you use with your machine to make it fun and interesting. There are many different kinds of software, some of which are for work, some for play, some for kids, and others for adults. |
