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| Account | Contract with an Internet service provider that allows you to connect to the Internet through their computers. |
| Data files | Form in which information isstored on you computer'sdisk drive(s). |
| Dialog box | Little window that appears on your computer screen to tell you something important or request that you enter information |
| Domain name | Part of a URL that tells your Web browser about the computer that stores the Web files. |
| Download | To transfer programs and other special files from the Internet to your computer's hard drive or to make a diskette. |
| File transfer protocol | The standard protocol for downloading files from special ftp sites on the Internet. |
| Gopher | A part of the Internet where files and other resources are arranged according to a system of menues. |
| Hard drive | A permanent, magnetic disk inside your computer that stores computer programs. |
| Home page | The introductory page of a Web site or the page that your browser automatically loads when you first log onto the Web. |
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language, language most files on the Web are written in. |
| Hyperlink | Word or image representing a connection between one part of the Web and another part. |
| HyperText transfer Protocol | Standard method of sending HTML files over the Internet. |
| Internet | Group of computers that are connected together in some way that each can send messages to the others. |
| Internet service provider | A company that provides Internet servic to individuals, businesses and institutions. |
| Menu | A list ofoptions on a computer that can be selected by clicking the mouse or pressing the enter/return key. |
| Modum | Device that connects you computer to a telephone line. |
| Search Engines | Computer programs that allow you to serach for pages on the Web by specific words. |
| Servers | Computers that provide services to other computers connected to the Web. |
| Text file | Computer file that contains words, symbols or numbers. |
| Thumbnail | Tiny picture on the Web which can be enlarged when clicked on. |
| URL | Address of a Web page (Uniform Resouce Locator). |
| Web browser | Program that reads HTML files and displays them on your moniter in text or pictures. |
| Web index | Site on the Web that consists of hyperlinks. |
| Web page | HTML file when it is viewed using a Web browser. |
| Web site | Collection of Web pages stored on an Internet compter that can be read by your browser. |
| World Wide Web | Large collection of files on the Internet that are connected by hyperlinks. |
