| Term | Definition |
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| ARAPANET | a computer network developed by the Advanced Research Project Agency (now the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency) in the 1960s and 1970s as a means of communication between research laboratories and universities. ARPANET was the predecessor to the Internet |
| attachment | a file that can contain text, pictures, videos, or any other kind of information that can be stored and transmitted on a computer |
| Boolean Search | An Internet search that involves the use of (Boolean) operators to improve the search. (A search formed by joining simple terms with AND, OR and NOT to limit or expand the search). |
| browser | software that allows user to access & View web pages |
| chat room | a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic) |
| download | to transfer a file from the Internet or other computer to your own computer |
| domain name | strings of letters used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet |
| e-mail | sending and receiving messages through a computer network |
| file transfer protocol | for uploads and downloads file from the internet |
| go online | another way of saying "connect to the Internet" |
| home page | the main entry point for a website, such as www.cnn.com |
| hypertext | revolutionized information retrieval by allowing users to access information based upon word or concept associations |
| instant messages | you can communicate in real time with one person |
| ISP | a business that gives its customers' computers access to the Internet through its own network |
| keyword | a word, used in a search query, that is likely to appear in the desired page |
| modem | a device that allows computers to send and receive signals through telephone lines |
| network | a group of computers that can communicate with each other electronically, either through cables or wireless connections |
| newsgroup | a discussion group whose members use the Internet to post and read messages |
| operator | a word such as AND, OR, NOT, or NEAR, that tells a search engine how to use the keywords in a Boolean search query |
| plug-in | a hardware or software application that adds a specific feature to a computer |
| protocol | a set of rules for transmitting data between computers that is accepted by both computers |
| search engine | a web site with database software that locates documents on the Web by searching for specific words |
| search query | a list of keywords and other information that a search engine uses to locate web pages that are likely to contain information users want |
| spam | unsolicited advertising distributed over the internet to newsgroups or mailing lists; electronic junk mail |
| streaming media | a technique for transmitting audio and video files so they can start playing before the entire video file has been transmitted |
| TCP/IP | a protocol for communication between individual computers and the Internet |
| URL | an address that identifies the computer and file location of a Web page so a browser can find and retrieve it |
| upload | to copy a file from an individual computer to a server |
| web site | a unified set of documents and related files available for display on the World Wide Web |
| World Wide Web | a hypermedia system that enables a user to retrieve documents, images, and sounds over the Internet by selecting words or pictures representing them: also called the WEB |
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