A | B |
URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
HTTP | hypertext transfer protocol |
HTML | hypertext markup language |
WWW | world wide web, part of the internet |
Internet | network of computers |
.edu | educational site |
.com | commercial site |
.org | organizational site |
homepage | first page or main page on a web site |
search engine | computer program to let you search for words on web |
Domain name | unique name that identifies a site |
hyperlink | highlighted word that link to other web pages |
.pdf | portable document format, uses Adobe Acrobat |
~ | tilda - indicates is a personal web site |
web site | set of web pages belonging to one organization |
web browser | software program to connect to the internet |
ISP | Internet Service Provider |
.mil | military web site |
.com | commercial web site |
server | computer that hosts information, web pages, and is connected to the internet |
stop words | very common words that are ignored by search engines |
cookie | little message left on your computer when you connect to an internet site |