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| Internet | A gigantic computer network that connects computers across the world |
| IP (Internet Protocol) | The set of rules used over the internet, which consists of a series of numbers called the IP address |
| (ISP) Internet Service Provider | A company that sells you access to the Internet and charges you a monthly fee to have Internet access |
| Modem | A device that lets your computer send data to and receive data from other computers or to a network |
| WIFI (Wireless Fidelity) | An internet connection that makes use of radio signals that transmits and can be read by various digital devices |
| World Wide Web | A way of accessing the huge collection of information (data), services and Web sites available through the Internet |
| Web Server | A computer attached to the Internet that runs special software that can send and search for information via the Internet on Web Sites |
| Web Site | A specific location on the Web, with its own address that contains a collection of related information |
| Web Pages | Coded documents containing text, graphics, videos, sounds, edit boxes, and other types of controls |
| HTML (Hypertext markup language) | A code or set of specifications for creating documents that a browser can display as Web Pages |
| Web Browser | A feature on the internet that lets you move around the Internet and search for information on Web Sites and Web Pages |
| URL (Universal Resource Locator) | The address assigned to Web Sites and Web Pages that identifies the exact location of that Web Site or Web Page on the Internet/Web browser |
| Favorites | An option to save and organize Web Sites and Web Pages |
| History List | A display of titles and or URLs of Individual Web Sites/Web Pages you have visited in the past |
| Cookie | A small chunk of data generated by a Web Server and stored in a text file on your computer’s hard drive |
| Cache | A sort of record of your activities on the Web |
| Email | Electronic mail |
| Reply to an email message | Answering an email message someone has sent to you |
| Forward an email message | Sending an email message you have received to another person |
| CC (Carbon Copy) | The ability to send a copy of an email message to one or many people, allowing the original person receiving the message to see who all is getting copies of the email |
| BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) | The ability to send a copy of an email message to one or many people, but, not allowing the original person receiving the message to see who all is getting copies of the email |
| Email Signature (Signature Line) | Information about yourself that is added to the bottom of each email message you send (Often times the persons’ name, their job title, the company they work for, the company address, the company phone number, etc.) |
| Send an email message | To release or let an email message out for delivery |
| Email Listserv | An email reflector or group of people who can be signed up to receive email messages about information they are interested |
| Email attachment | A file, picture or other item that can be connected or included in an email message |
| Deleting an Email | To permanently remove an email message |
| Composing an Email | To create a new email message |
| Moving an Email to a Folder | Organizing your email messages in order to find them easier by putting them with similar email messages |
| Email Inbox | A storage place where new or incoming email messages appear in a list |
| Email Outbox | A list of email messages that have been released or sent |
| Email Sent Items | A storage place where copies of all the email you have released out are stored |
| Email Deleted Items | A storage place where copies of all the email you have deleted out is stored |
| From | Indicates who has sent the email message |
| Subject | Indicates what the email message is about |
| Checking for new email messages | Clicking on the Inbox option to see what new email messages have come in |
| Flagging an email message | Marking an email message for yourself to follow up or mark an email message with a request for someone else |
| Checking an email for importance | Marking an email message for yourself as to the level of importance it is, how soon you should respond, something that you need to keep track of |
| Email System | The computer software that provides the e-mail services |
| Email Service | A service or central post office for a group of people to house their electronic mail |
| Email Address | A unique user name used for electronic mail that identifies your email name from all others |
| Web Based Email Accounts | An Email account that uses a browser to house your email so your Inbox and Outbox messages are stored on the Web and you can access them from any computer connected to the Internet. Examples include: Yahoo mail, Hotmail, Gmail, etc. |
| SPAM Email | Junk Email that is sent to your Inbox that is usually trying to sell something |
| Spam Filter | A filter that you can apply to your Email account which automatically routes advertisements and other junk mail to the Deleted Items folder maintained by your Email client |
| Text Messaging | Allowing users to type a short message and relay it by dialing the recipients phone number |
| Message Board | A board or newsgroups that is used to provide a place for people to post messages for others to read and reply to at their convenience |
| Chat Rooms | Real time communication between a group of people about a topic in a digital space |
| Instant Messaging (IMing) | Real time “chatting” via typed messages |
| Tweeting | Posting a status update that consists of less than 140 characters |
| Blogging | Posting short messages to a person’s profile that they have created |
| FTP (File Transfer Protocol) | The ability to send large files to one another over the Internet |
| Online Conferencing | A virtual meeting over an Internet connection via a computer or other digital device where participants follow as the presenter speaks or shows a presentation |
| Virtual Field Trip | A field trip done over the Internet to a Web Site or Web Page anywhere in the world 24/7 to learn about a person, place or event |
| Online Database | A container of information used by online services to housing information for you as you do online searches |
| Keyword Search | A search that uses main words to find as many Web Sites/Web Pages as possible that have the word you are searching for |
| Boolean Operator Search | Special symbols (AND, +, &, OR, ^, NOT.-) used when performing search that can help expand, narrow or focus your search so you find what you need |
| Web Site Table of Contents | A form of help that allows you to find information within a Web Site you are searching by enabling you to see a list of pages (with topics) on a Web Site and then click on one of the items in the list linking or connecting you to that page |
| Web Site Map | A list of the categories of information contained in the entire Web Site, making it easier to find what you want in the Web Site |
| Web Site Validation | The questions you should ask when searching for a good Web Site to get information from: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How |
