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Internet Terminology for Kids

Terminology that students will need to know to use the Internet.

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URLUniform Resource Locator, the address of the website
address barthe box where you type in the Internet address
home pagethe main page of a website
websitea collection of webpages
httphypertext transfer protocol, the computer language that is used on the Internet
wwwWorld Wide Web, a worldwide network of computers
browsera software program that lets you access the Internet
backthe button that lets you return to a page you just viewed
stopthe button that lets you cancel a connection to a webpage
refreshthe button that you can use to restart your connection if you are having trouble connecting
favorites/ bookmarksa place in your browser where you can store sites that you like to visit
searcha way to find information that you want on the Internet
historythe button that stores the sites you have visited
printallows you to print information from a website
linktext that connects you to another page or site by clicking on it
search enginea site that finds other sites on topics that you are searching for
advertisementsbanners that are trying to sell you something
emailelectronic mail sent over the Internet
chat roomssites where several people can talk together at the same time by typing on their computer
htmlhypertext markup language, the code used by the Internet


Connie Gardner

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