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- browser
- a program that allows people to navigate specific areas of the internet. A browser allows you yo find, load. and view web pages.
- dialup internet connection
- a network connection which requires that a telephone number be dialed.
- Digital Subscriber Lines
- DSL is a high-speed internet line that runs through regular phone lines. Also referred to as an "always on" connection because you do not have to disconnect from it in order to use your telephone.
- a system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers.
- Hacker
- someone who uses computers illegally to get information or harm other computers.
- home page
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the opening or primary Web page on an Internet site.
- HyperText Markup Language
- the programming language used to create Web Pages.
- Internet account
- what allows the user to get online. Typically includes a login, password, and email address. Set up through ISP.
- Modem
- A device that connects the computer to the internet via phone or cable lines.
- Network
- A group of connected computers in either a LAN, or Local Area Network, or a WAN, or Wide Area Network.
- Search Engine
- A web site that searches the internet for specific information. By creating indexes, or large databases of Web sites, search engines can locate relevant Web sites when users enter search terms or phrase.
- Server
- A computer that stores information that can be accessed via the internet. When users connect to a server, they can access programs, files, and other information from the server. Common servers are wed servers, mail servers, and LAN servers.
- URL
- "Uniform Resource Locator" A URL is the address of a specific Web site or file on the Internet.