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| bookmarks | a personal list of interesting Web sites. Called "favorites" in Internet Explorer, this makes it quick and easy to get to places on the World Wide Web, just like a marker in a book helps the reader find his place. |
| browser | The software that lets users "surf" the Web and view pages on it. Internet Explorer and Firefox are two popular ones. |
| chat | the ability to talk live with others on the Internet. |
| cyberspace | The virtual universe of computers and computer networks, especially the Internet. Literally, it means "computer" "area" |
| domain | a registered address for a Web site or an e-mail address. For the Media Awareness Network, it is "media-awareness.ca." |
| download | the process of transferring computer files from the Internet to a computer. |
| E-mail | An electronic method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over the Internet. |
| file-sharing | allowing users to share music, video, images, or book files directly with other people as some programs or Web sites do. Limewire was an example. |
| filtering tools | software that limits where users can go online and what they can do. |
| firewall | an electronic security barrier to prevent outsiders from getting into a computer or computer network. |
| instant messaging (IM) | a communication tool that combines the live nature of chat rooms with the direct contact of e-mail. Users have to download the specific software, and then agree t be part of an interconnected group. |
| Internet | countless networks of computers connected together across the world, allowing millions of people to share information. The World Wide Web, newsgroups, chat rooms, and e-mail are all a part of this. |
| netiquette | the online code of good manners for Internet users. |
| profile | information a person shares about him or herself online. These are often required as identifiers in online programs like IM and social networking sites. |
| search engines | a system that allows usersto search enormous databases of Web pages by scanning their titles, keywords, or text. |
| server | the computer where Web sites, network access, and e-mail reside |
| social networking sites | a web site that lets users create a profile that other users can see. |
| spam | unwanted bulk e-mail; the online version of junk mail. |
| URL | the online address of a site or document; the uniform resource locator |
| virtual | computer-generated (as opposed to authentic) |
| WWW (world wide web | the visual component of the Internet whose pages can include text, pictures, sound clips, video, links, downloadable software, and much more. |
