| A | B |
| Internet | a tangible physical system made to move information; open and public |
| Bits | like the atom of the digital world; on or off |
| Bandwidth | transmission capacity, measured by bitrate |
| Bitrate | number of bits per second a system can transmit |
| Protocol | set of rules and standards for communication |
| IP (Internet Protocol) Address | unique identity for each computer |
| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) | address for a website |
| HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) | standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents on the WWW |
| HTML (hypertext markup language) | language to tell how a webpage should look |
| Cookie | data that allows websites to recognize who you are |
| SSL & TSL | protocol for sending information securely over the internet by encrypting data |
| Encryption | scrambling or changing a message to hide it |
| Virus | program that causes harm |