INTERNET
BROADBAND The amount of information a connection is capable of carrying. Measured in bits per second
INTERNET BROWSER Application software Chrome Firefox Internet Explorer (IE) Safari Opera Allows access to the Internet
INTERNET COOKIE Small program Installed onto your computer Used to load web pages faster Collects data about your Internet habits. Takes up space and can slow your computer down. Not This This
DNS Common or Alphabetical name Google.com Ebay.com Wikipedia.com TCP/IP Most often called IP addresses To
INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES Tells what the website is about Used at the end of a URL
INTERNET.COM Commercial These website want to sell you something
INTERNET.ORG Organization These website want to give you information
INTERNET.EDU Education These websites are used by schools Elementary Junior high High school Colleges Universities
INTERNET.GOV Government In the U.S. information from these websites can be trusted
Favorites YouTube.com Google.com Ebay.com
History A list of web sites you have visited.
INTERNET HOME PAGE The first page of a web site
INTERNET HTML Hyper Text Markup Language The language of the Internet Sometimes called “source code” We see this The browser sees this
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol The rules for the exchange of information
INTERNET HYPERLINK A link that will take you to another page The link can be Text Graphics Sometimes just called “Link”
Internet Allow connection to people
INTERNET ISP Internet Service Provider The company that allows your home computer to access the Internet You have to pay for this service
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Tools needed to navigate web pages. Toolbar
INTERNET URL Uniform Resource Locator The address of the web page URL window
INTERNET WWW World Wide Web Web Most URLs begin with this. The Web allows connection to information.
Web Bug Collects personal data Collects data secretly Data you don’t want someone to have!