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Cards Term ADDRESS BAR Definition IS SITUATED NEAR THE TOP OF THE BROWSER WINDOW Term AUTO SEARCH Definition HELPS YOU FIND A WEB PAGE QUICKLY AND EASILY Term BOOKMARK Definition WHERE YOU CAN STORE SHORTCUTS TO YOUR MOST FREQUENTLY VISITED WEB SITES Term BROWSER Definition IS THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM YOU USE TO RETRIEVE DOCUMENTS FROM THE WWW TO DISPLAY THEM IN A READABLE FORMAT. Term CONTENT ADVISOR Definition BROWSER TOOL THAT PROVIDES CONTROL OVER WHAT KINDS OF WEB CONTENT CAN BE VIEWED Term DISC CACHE Definition ENABLES YOU TO VIEW THE SAVED PAGES OFFLINE OR WITHOUT BEING CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET Term DOMAIN NAME Definition THE DOMAIN NAME IDENTIFIES THE IP ADRESS Term FAVORITES Definition WHERE YOU WOULD SAVE YOUR MOST USED SITES Term HOME PAGE Definition THE FIRST PAGE THAT IS DISPLAYED WHEN YOU LAUNCH YOUR BROWSER Term HOST COMPUTER Definition A COMPUTER THAT YOU ACCESS REMOTELY FROM A COMPUTER Term HOST NODE Definition ANY COMPUTER DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO A NETWORK Term HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE(HTML) Definition A TEXT BASED PROGRAM PERMITTED PAGES TO BE LINKED THROUGH FORMATTING PROCESS Term HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL(HTTP) Definition DEFINES HOW PAGES ARE TRANSMITTED Term INTERNET KEYWORDS Definition A SPECIAL SEARCH FEATURE THAT MAKES IT EASY FOR YOU TO LOCATE QUICKLY YOUR DESIRED INFORMATION Term INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER(ISP) Definition A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES CONNECTIONS FOR A FEE Term INTEROPERABILITY Definition THE ABILITY OF ALL BRANDS,MODELS AND MAKES OF COMPUTERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER Term LOCATION BAR Definition PART OF THE BROWSER WINDOW;CONTAINS THE (URL),OR ADRESS OF ACTIVE WEB PAGE Term NETWATCH Definition PROVIDE SOME CRONTROL OVER WHAT CONTENT CAN BE VIEWED ON THE INTERNET Term ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDER (OSP) Definition LARGE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANY PROVIDING AN ONLINE INTERNET SERVICE Term PROTOCOL Definition A STANDARD FORMAT FOR TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN TWO DEVICES Term TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL AND INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP) Definition THE AGREED UPON INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA. THE TCP PROTOCOL ENABLES TWO HOST COMPUTERS TO ESTABLISH A CONNECTION AND EXCHANGE DATA Term UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL) Definition A WEB PAGE ADDRESS Term WEB PAGE Definition AN ORDINARY TEXT PAGE THAT IS CODED WITH HTML MARKUP TAGS AND THEN DISPLAYED WITHIN A BROWSER Term WORLD WIDE WEB Definition A SUBSET OR AN APPLICATION THAT MAKES USE OF THE INTERNET