Vocabulary 2 Internet Vocabulary

online On the internet

internet A system that connects billions of computers around the world.

Web site Many pages made by one person or company and linked together

Web page A page on the internet with information and links to other pages.

home page The first/main page for a website.

link Words you can click on to open another page

Text box A white box in which you can type one line of text (a couple of words)

Text area A white box in which you can type several/many lines of text

Drop down box A text box with an arrow at the end; click on it to see a list of choices

back The icon that takes you to the last page you looked at

browser The program you use to open the internet (Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are the most common ones)

search To look for information

Search engine A web site that searches the internet for information you want

URL Website address

Sound icon The icon that takes you to volume control and mute

zoom to increase or decrease the size of the text and images on your screen

version All software companies make changes to improve their programs, and then release the new product. This new product is a new ______________ of the old product.