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- browser-
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a program that allows you to navigate specific areas of the internet.
a browser allows you to find,load and veiw webpages.
(internet,mozilla firefox) - dialup internet service.
- a internet connection which requires that a telephone number be dialed.
- dsl(digital subscriber lines)
- a high speed internet line that runs through regular phone lines. also reffered to as an "always on" connectiopn becuase you dont have to disconnect from it in order to use your phone.
- email-
- a system for sending and recieving 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-
- the opening or primary webpage on an internet site.
- hyper text markup language(html)
- the programing language used to create web pages.
- hyperlink-
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a highlighted or underlined
word or graphic on a webpage that leads to another web page. it links the webpages together. - internet account-
- what allows the user to get online.typically includes a lofgin,password,and email address.set up through your isp.
- modem-
- a device that connects the computer to the internet via phone or cable lines.
- network-
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a group of cfonnected computers in either LAN,or local area network,
or a WAN,or wide area network. - search engine-
- a website that searches the internet for specific information. by creating indexes,or large databases of websites(based on titles,keywords,and the text in the pages).search engines can locate revelant websites when users enter search terms or phrase.(yahoo ,google)
- server-
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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 thee server. Common servers are Web ervers, mail servers, and LAN servers. - URL
- "Unifoirm Resource Locator" A URL is th address of a specific Web site or file on the Internet