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| Web browser | Program that lets you view and interact with various Web resources, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome. |
| Search engine | Program that allows you to search and retrieve Internet information, such as Google, Yahoo, or Ask.. |
| Protocol | Standard method or rule for transferring data between computers. |
| Web address | Exact location of a Web site, called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL); specifies the protocol to be used for the transfer of information. |
| Web page | A formatted text document on the Web. |
| Web site | Collection of one or more Web pages that are linked together. |
| IP address | A numeric address that specifies the exact location of a computer on the Web such as 192.168.1.0 or 10.144.0.49 (different sets of 4 numbers) |
| Network | Group of computers connected to share resources and exchange data. |
| Internet | Worldwide collection of public networks linked together for data exchange |
| E-commerce | Business transactions made over the Internet for buying and selling. |
| Access Point (AP) | Used to connect a wireless computing device to a wired network. |
| ISP (Internet Service Provider) | A company that provides Internet connectivity |
| Modem | A device that connects the computer to the Internet by means of a phone line by converting digital information into analog information |
| Online | A computer is connected to the internet. |
| Bandwidth | The amount of data that can be transmitted over a network for a certain amount of time. |
| Computing Device | A device used to connect to the internet such as a personal computer or cell phone. |
| Dedicated Internet Connection | You do not need to request your ISP for a connection every time you want to connect to the Internet; is faster than dial-up. |
| Dial-up | You need to connect to the ISP every time you want to connect to the Internet; usually slower than a dedicated line or DSL. You can often hear modem tones when using. |
| Local Area Network (LAN) | A small connection of computers. |
| Wide Area Network (WAN) | Several LANs connected within a city, state, region, territory, country, continent, or world. |
