| A | B |
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| Authentic Site | Not a counterfeit or copied site. |
| Boolean Logic | A method used to refine a search with the use of operators with keywords, i.e., and, or, etc. |
| Copyright | Authors and inventors secure, for a limited time, the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. |
| Directory | Tells the computer specifically where to look for the requested information on the file server. |
| Domain Extension | Used to indicate the type of server. |
| Domain Name | Used to identify the details of the information's source. |
| Fair Use | A part of the copyright law that defines the limitations on exclusive rights of copyright holders. |
| Field Search | Search is conducted for a specific title, domain, URL, or host. |
| File Name | Tells which specific document or program should be retrieved from the directory. |
| File Transfer Protocol | Used to transfer entire files from one device to another and to copy into memory. |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol | Used to transfer files from a Web server onto a browser in order to view a Web page that is on the Internet. |
| Keyword Search | Search is performed by keying a main idea, phrase, or concept (called a search string) in the search box with or without quotation marks. |
| Meta-Search Engine | Sends requests for information to several search engines simultaneously and compiles the results. |
| Misc. Search Methods | A method of conducting a search for a something specific, i.e., phonebook, spell checker, math/equivalents, etc. |
| Protocol | Determines how the file will be transferred (in whole or in part). |
| Search Engine | Uses computer programs called "spiders" to match key search words with the web pages that contain them. |
| Subject Directories | Developed and maintained by humans to search broad subject categories and their descriptions. |
| Uniform Resource Locator | Internet addresses that identify hypertext documents. |
| Validate | To verify or prove that something is what it says it is or that something does what it is supposed to do. |
| World Wide Web | System of computers that share information by means of hypertext links. |
