A | B |
website | collection of related webpages |
search query | asking the net a question to find info |
internet | global network of computers |
web address | URL |
search engine | program that locates info |
web browser | program that assembles document written in HTML |
operator | modifiers of words or numbers |
Boolean logic | words that help narrow search results |
deep web | hidden |
visible web | seen |
copyright | creator of published works |
citing | giving credit |
piracy | illegal copies |
plagiarism | copying and pasting from net |
nethics | digital ethics |
digital ethics | not cheating or stealinf from net |
trojan horse | software that pretends to be something else |
worms | type of virus that copies itself |
paraphrasing | repeating someone else's ideas in your own words |
adware | code that track user's info and gives it to others |
spyware | software that gathers info about an individual's surfing habits, e-mail, usernames, passwords, and credit cards |
malware | software programs designed to damage or corrupt a computer |
viruses | small programs that cause damage to files, programs, or a whole computer system |
compress | shrink files to reduce the amount of memory used |
download | receiving files or programs from the net |
ethics | good behavior |
etiquette | good manners |
FAQ | frequently asked questions |
FTP | file transfer protocol |
home page | the first or main page of a website |
HTML | language of the net |
HTTP | hypertext transfer protocol |
hyperlinks | word(s) that are linked to another page or website |
hypertext | word(s) that are used as a link |
netiquette | good manners on the net |
network | 2 or more computers connected |
surf the web | browing the net |
terms of use | user must agree to the conditions before accessing a website |
upload | sending data from your computer to the net |
URL | web address |
webpage | a single document viewable on the web |