| A | B |
|---|
| web site | a collection of web pages |
| intranet | computer network created by a company or organization |
| browser | program that allows users to view Web pages and online information |
| Internet Explorer | example of browser |
| modem | hardware device that allows electronic data to be sent by telephone to the cable service lines |
| password | form of protection for intranet sites |
| firewall | security system designed to prevent unauthorized entry to a network |
| packets | data sent over the Internet that is broken into small digital bundles |
| TCP/IP | protocol that makes sure messages are addressed properly |
| URL | address on the Web |
| IP address | the numeric value that the computer interprets for the URL |
| domain name system | a system that converts names to numbers and numbers to names |
| hyperlink | any word, picture, phrase that can take a user to another location when clicked |
| path | the URL or the drive, folder names and filenames that tell the exact location of the stored data |
| team | a group of people who share a common goal within a company |
| mission statement | gives the company goals in broad terms |
| patent | exclusive rights for an invention |
| plagiarism | refers to using material another person has created and claiming it as your own |
| bookmark | a link that takes you directly to a location in a document or on a Web page |
| the year that email was invented | 1971 |
| internet telephony | using the Internet to connect for a voice connection |
| video conferencing | sending digital messages that contain video |
| streaming | playing video and sound in real time as it is received |
| netiquette | rules of polite behavior on the Internet |
| servers | fast, powerful computers |
| viruses | programs that are harmful to a computer |
| attachments | files that are loaded onto email messages |
| search engine | program that performs keyword searches for information on the Internet |
