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| Internet | A worldwide collection of computer networks that link millions of computers used by businesses, organizations, and individuals. |
| Network | A group of two or more computers that are connected to share resources and information. |
| Internet backbone | A collection of high-speed data lines that connect major computer systems located around the world. |
| Internet Service Provider | A company that has a permanent connection to the Internet backbone |
| World Wide Web | The part of the Internet that supports multimedia and consists of a collection of linked documents. |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) | A set of rules for exchanging text, graphic, sound, video, and other multimedia files. |
| Web Pages | The linked documents, or pages of information, on the Web. |
| Home page | The first document users see when they access the Web site. |
| Publishing | Copying web pages and other files to a Web server. |
| E-commerce | Buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet. |
| Intranet | Private network that uses Internet technologies to share company information among employees. |
| Extranet | Private network that uses Internet technologies to share business information with select corporate partners or key customers. |
| Web browser | A program that interprets and displays Web pages and enables you to view and interact with a Web page. |
| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | The address of a document or other file accessible on the Internet. |
| Hyperlink | An element used to connect one page to another Web page on the same, or a different Web server located anywhere in the world. |
| Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) | An authoring language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. |
