| A | B |
|---|
| bookmark | allows you to store your favorite sites for easy access |
| byte | set of 8 bits, usually representing a single character in English language |
| browser | program used for accessing the internet |
| domains | extensions that tell the type of organization of a URL (.com .gov .org, etc.) |
| e-mail | electronic mail sent from one computer to another |
| graphics | computer pictures |
| gigabyte | 1000 megabytes (hard disk space) |
| hard disk drive | non-removable drive which is fast and holds a great deal of information |
| hardware | parts of the computer you can see and touch |
| html | hypertext markup language, the coding language used to make web pages |
| hyperlink | underlined and/or highlighted text, can click on it and move to that site |
| icons | small pictures that represent commands and programs in Windows |
| internet | the joining of many different computer resources into a single vast network |
| java | a programming language designed so your computer can run special effects not possible with html |
| kilobyte | 1,000 bytes |
| megabyte | a million bytes, a thousand kilobytes |
| modem | device that allows the computer to receive information over the telephone line |
| network | linking two or more computers together so they can share resources |
| RAM | Random Access Memory- the short-term memory of the computer |
| search engine | a program used to search the internet for any requested subject (Netscape) |
| scanner | device that makes copies of photos and documents that can be saved to the hard drive for editing and printing |
| software | term used to describe the programs which may be installed on the hard drive of a computer |
| URL | uniform resource locator - address of a World Wide Web site |
| username | part of the address that appears before the @ sign in an e-mail address |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
