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| Internet | The world's largest network of computers which connects millions of computers using a combintaion of phone lines, cable satellites, and other media |
| ISP | A company that provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives you a software package, username, password and access phone number. |
| Login | Used to make a computer system or network recognize you so that you can begin a computer session. |
| Modem | A device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over |
| Multimedia | The use of computers to present text, graphics, video, animation, and sound in an integrated way. |
| Network | A group of two or more computer systems linked together. |
| Newsgroup | An on-line discussion group |
| Offline | Not connected to the network |
| Online | Turned on and connected to the network |
| POP | A protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. |
| Search Engine | A program that searches documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found |
| Shareware | Software distributed on the basis of an honor system. |
| Signature | A block of text that is appended to the end of an e-mail message you send. |
| SLIP | A protocol for connection to the Internet via a dial-up connection. |
| SMTP | A protocol for sending e-mail messages between servers. |
| Uploading | To transmit data from a computer to a bulletin board service, mainframe, or network. |
| Web Site | A site (location) on the World Wide Web. |
