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speed of modem transmitting info

baud
method of sharing info with other internet users

BBS/ bulletin board
info that is located on the internet and marked for quick access

bookmark/ favorites
program that enables users to go to sites on the internet

browser
site where users may participate in an online discussion

chat room
term used to describe the internet world

cyberspace
part of the World Wide Web, normally an organization, a topic, or an individual

domain
to copy info from a remote computer to a local computer

download
communication between people using a network system

email
allows the transfer of files over the internet

FTP (file transfer protocol)
computer language for creating web pages

HTML (hypertext markup language)
internet language

hypertext
another name for the internet

information highway
network of computers connected to each other globally

internet
normally a company that connects you to the internet

ISP (Internet Service Provider)
access a network by entering a user name and password

log in
leave the area you logged into

log out
storage for email messages

mailbox
computer equipment used to go on the internet

modem
guidelines for using the internet

netiquette
2 or more computers connected globally

network
connected to the internet

online
site that helps the user look for info on the internet

search engine
junk email

spam
roaming the internet

surfing
web page address

URL (universal resource locater)
send data from a local computer to a remote computer

upload
location on the internet; includes at least 1 web page, but normally many

web site
World Wide Web

WWW

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internet terms

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computer final vocab

Updated

2010-05-20T20:26:28Z

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