| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bookmark | also known as favorites, records Web site URLs for easy and quick retrieval |
| Boolean operators | AND, OR, and NOT used in search strings to refine the scope of the search |
| Broadband | high speed Internet connection capable of transporting files, music, voice messages, and multimedia |
| BTW | "by the way" |
| chat | online, two-way, interactive communication between users utilizing instant messaging technology |
| client | personal computer that is part of a network |
| compressed files | files that are compacted from their normal size to save space |
| cookie | temporary information stored on the user's hard drive |
| domain name | description of a computer's location on the Internet |
| download | transmit a file from one computer to another, means receive |
| upload | means transmit |
| e-commerce | online sale and distribution of products, goods, and services |
| emoticons | keyboard symbols used to express emotions |
| File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | program that allows you to move files from computer to computer |
| filters | software that blocks out unwanted information |
| flaming | emotional electronic communication, online cursing |
| freeware | any software that customers never have to pay for |
| Graphical User Interface (GUI) | use of pictures or icons to communication commands |
| Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) | widely used Web graphics format |
| history | folder in which your browser keeps track of the recent URLs you've visited |
| hits | number of times a Web page has been accessed |
| home page | first page that users see when they open their browser |
| hyperlinks | link between one object and another |
| Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) | standand document format used on the World Wide Web |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http) | the communication protocol used to connect to servers on the World Wide Web |
| IMHO | "in my humble opinion" |
| .jpg | standard graphics format developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| keyword | any word used to begin a search |
| LOL | "laughing out loud" |
| mp3 | popular music format commonly used to share music over the Internet |
| network | group of computers that can communicate with each other through connections or links |
| proxy server | computer that interrupts a client computer's request for Internet information in order to assist, process, or filter the information being requested |
| ROTFL | "rolling on the floor laughing" |
| search engine | computer software that searches for data |
| shareware | software you can download for free, try for a certain time, and then purchase if you like |
| spam | unwanted and unsolicited advertising or other messages |
| telecommuting | process of working at home while making use of Internet |
| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | Internet address |
| virus | program written to alter the functioning of your computer |
| user-friendly | easy to learn and use |
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