| A | B |
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| Internet | Computers connected throughout the world |
| Server | Manages and delivers info. for client computer |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| Browser | Software that allows user to access & View web pages |
| Explorer | Popular graphical browser |
| Homepage | First web page viewed |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| Hyperlinks | Highlighted words that take you to another page |
| Firewall | Security measures designed to protect network |
| Domain | Name of computer on the Internet |
| Bookmark | Keeps a web address handy |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| AUP | Acceptable Use Policy |
| Client | Computer that receives information or applications from another computer |
| Bandwidth | Amount of information you can send through a connection |
| Cookie | Infomation sent from a Web server to a web browser |
| E-mail | Messages sent from one computer to another computer |
| Gigabyte | 1000 megabytes |
| GIF | Graphic Interchange Format for images |
| Intranet | A private network inside a company |
| Internet | The vast collection of inter-connected networks worldwide |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| JAVA | Used to create programs that can be safely downloaded to your computer |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| Kilobyte | A thousand bytes |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| Listserv | A system that allows people to send e-mail to one address that then sends to many at one time |
| Megabyte | A million bytes |
| Modem | Connects computers through a phone line |
| Netiquette | Etiquette on the Internet. |
| Network | 2 or more computers connected together |
| Node | Any single computer connected to a network |
| Password | Code used to gain access to computer |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| Terabyte | 1000 gigabytes. |
| Unix | A computer operating system |
