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| .com | The Internet domain originally intended for "commercial" entities, now unrestricted. |
| .edu | The Internet domain designated for four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities. |
| .gov | The Internet domain designated for governments and agencies in the United States. |
| .mil | An Internet domain created for the US military. |
| .net | An Internet domain originally created for network infrastructures, now unrestricted. |
| .org | The Internet domain designated for miscellaneous entities that do not fit under any of the other top level domains. |
| Address Book | Used in e-mail to store information about people with whom you correspond frequently. |
| Anchor tab | An element in an HTML document from which a link is assessed by a user. |
| Animated GIF | A graphic with animation or movement. |
| Animation | The process of adding movement to a graphic. |
| Ascender | The part of a letter that extends above the baseline. |
| ASCII | A universal code used to represent characters in the computer. (ASCII is an acronym for American Standard Code of International Exchange.) |
| Aspect ratio | Proportions of graphics. |
| Audio Card | A card (set of chips) that converts analog sound to digital data for use or storage inside a computer. |
| Audio Files | Files that add music or voice sounds to a presentation. |
| Authoring software | Programs used to create full, multimedia productions, such as simulations and tutorials. |
| AVI | Windows format for saving video with sound. |
| Base font | The most common font that works for the printer. |
| Baseline | The imaginary line on which typed text rests. |
| Baud Rate | The number of symbols per second transferred. |
| Benign | A virus that is designed to do no real damage to your computer. |
| Bitmap | Windows format for storing simple graphics. |
| Bleeding | Print that goes to the physical edge of a page. |
| Blending | A design effect created by varying shades that go from dark to light. |
| Body tag | The bulk of the document in a web page that may include headings, text, lists, links, graphics, and multimedia. |
| Bookmark | To mark a document or a specific place in a document for later retrieval. |
| Boot Sector Infections | Viruses that contain programs that are executed when the PC is booted. |
| Browser | A computer program that permits a user to find, load, view, and create web pages. |
| Bullets | Symbols used to draw attention to text in a document. |
| Cache | A special, extra part of RAM where frequently accessed information is temporarily stored. |
| Camera Ready | Final copy of a document or artwork used by commercial printers to make the plate for printing multiple copies. |
| CD-ROM | A medium that holds text, graphics, and sound. Technology allow information to be "burned" to this device. |
| Charts | A pictorial representation of data used to explain and enhance word processing documents. |
| Chat | Real-time communication between two users via computer. |
