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Internet,  | Worldwide pubblicly accessibly network of interconnected computer networks |
World Wide Web,  | A collection of interconnected documents linked by hyperlinks and URLs |
Network,  | 2 or more computers connected for the purpose of sharing information |
LAN,  | Network in a small geographic area |
WAN,  | Network covering a large or wide geographic area |
Modem,  | Converts digital info to analog and analog to digital |
ISP,  | Internet Service Provider |
Comcast,  | Example of an ISP |
Browser or Web Browser,  | Software that allows one to view information on the WWW |
Safari,  | Example of a Web Browser |
URL,  | The Web Address |
HTTP,  | set of rules or protocal by which info in transferred on the web |
Filename,  | Name of the webpage |
Domain,  | Type of webpage being viewed |
.com,  | Example of a domain |
Search Engine,  | A Program designed to search the web for information |
Hyperlink,  | Allows you to jump from one site to another |
HTML,  | The language used to create web documents |
Shareware,  | Copyrighted material that is free to use for a short period of time |
| Web 2.0 | The ability of the user to modify web content |
| Active X | Microsoft's set of rules to control downloads |
| Cookie | A small text file that tracks and stores info about your internet use |
| Autofill | Fills a form using cookies on your browser |
| Home Page | The page that loads when your browser is launched |
| Truncate | Moving backwards in a URL to get to the home page |
| Favorites | Bookmarked list of sites |
| Pop-up ads | Unsolicited Advertisements on your browser |
| Collaborative Sites | Sites such as a wiki where you can work together on a project |
| Digital Literacy | Your ability to use online tools effectively |
| Phrase Searching | Using quotatiion marks around words |
| Boolean Operators | And, Or, Not |
| Operators which Increase Hits | Or |
| Operators Which Decrease Hits | And, Not |
| Keyword Searching | Using Important terms to search the web |
