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- Dialup Internet Connection
- A network connection which requires that a telephone number be dialed.
- digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)
- DSL is a com,puter high-speed internet line that runs through regular phone lines. Also referred to as am 'always on' connection because you do not have to disconnect from it in order to use your phone.
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A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers.
- Hacker
- Someone who uses computer illegally to get information or harm other computers.
- Home Page
- The opening or primary Web page on an Internet site.
- HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
- The programming laguage used to create Web pages.
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Hyperlink
- A highlighted or underlined word or graphic on a Web page that leads to another Web page. Set up through your ISP.
- Internet Account
- What allows the user to get online. Typically includes a login, 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
- A group of connected computers in either a LAN, or a Local Area Network, or a WAN, or Wide Area Network.
- Search Engine
- A Web site that seaches the internet for specific information. By creating indexes, or large databases of Web sites, search engines can locate relevant Web site when users enter search terms or phase.
- 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, mail serves, and LAN servers.
- URL
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'Uniform Resource
Locator.' A URL is the address of a specific Web site or file on the Internet.