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| Click this button to go to the previous web page that was just viewed. |
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| The basic increment in which file sizes are measured; it contains 8 bits. |
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| The folder on the client computer in which a Web browser stores copies of Web pages and Web page elements so it can redisplay those pages faster than if it were to request the pages from the Web server each time they were opened in the browser. |
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| Click this button to close the browser. |
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| A small file written on a user's computer by a Web server; the Web server reads it when the user revisits the Web site. |
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| A right granted by a government to the author or creator of a literary or artistic work; it protects the tangible expression of an idea for the specific length of time provided in its law and gives the author or creator the sole and exclusive right to print, publish, or sell the work. |
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| DNS (domain name system) software |
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| A program on an Internet host computer that coordinates the IP addresses and domain names for all of the computers attached to it. |
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| A unique name associated with a specific IP address. |
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| The Internet host computer that runs DNS software to coordinate the IP addresses and domain names for every computer attached to it. |
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| A method of writing the parts of a 32-bit IP address as four decimal numbers separated by periods. |
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| A way of scrambling and encoding data transmissions that reduces the risk that a person who intercepts the Web page as it travels across the Internet will be able to decode and read the transmission's contents. |
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| A provision in the U.S. copyright law that, among other things, allows students to use limited amounts of copyrighted information in term papers and other academic reports. |
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| Click this button to go forward to the next page that was viewed before hitting the Back button. |
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| A part of a Web page that appears in its own window within the main Web page window. |
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| hexadecimal numbering system |
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| A numbering system with sixteen digits (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,a,b,c,d,e, and f) that is used in a number of computer applications, including the Internet Protocol version 6 addressing system. |
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| A file in which a Web browser stores the location of each page you visit as you navigate hyperlinks from on eWev page to another. |
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| A button on a Web browser's toolbar that returns the browser to the Web page that opens when the browser is started. |
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| Tag that goes at the end of an HTML document. |
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| A text file that includes HTML tags that indicate how a Web browser should format the text. |
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| A connection between an HTML document and a multimedia file, such as a graphics, sound clip, or video file. |
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| hyperlinks or hypertext links or links |
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| Connections between two HTML pages. |
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| Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) |
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| A language that includes a set of codes (or tags) attached to text that described the relationships among text elements. |
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| The default name for the HTML document that serves as a Web site's home or main page. |
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| Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) |
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| The organization that since 1998 has been responsible for managing the most commonly-used top-level domain names on the Internet. |
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| Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) |
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| A self-organized group that makes technical contributions to the Internet and related technologies. It is the main body that develops new Internet standards. |
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| Internet Explorer or Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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| Web browser made by Microsoft. |
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| Internet Protocol (IP) addressing |
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| A series of four numbers separated by periods that uniquely identifies each computer connected to the Internet. |
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| It allows about 4 billion addresses and is the most commonly used version today. |
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| It allows many billions times more addresses than version 4 and was approved in 1997 and is gradually being phased in throughout the Internet. |
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| Click this button to enlarge the browser to full size or enough to fit the screen. |
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| It provides a convenient way for you to execute typical File, Edit, View, and Help commands. In addition to thes common Windows command sets, it also provides specialized commands for the browser that enable you to navigate the Web. |
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| Click this button to minimize the browser to the Windows taskbar. |
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| A suite of programs that includes a Web browser that is based on the same internal program code as Netscape Navigator. |
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| A version of the Mozilla program suite that includes only the code for the Web browser. |
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| A version of the Mozilla program suite that includes only the code for the Web browser. |
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| A version of the Mozilla program suite that includes only the code for the Web browser. |
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| Netscape Navigator browser or Navigator |
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| A popular Web browser program. |
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| network access translation (NAT) |
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| A computer or peice of network hardware that converts private IP addresses into normal IP addresses so that packets originating within a subnet can be transmitted on the Internet. |
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| An 8-bit number. This term is often used instead of "byte" by persons working with computer networks. |
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| A web browser program that is not widely used, but is becoming more popular. |
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| Displays the name of each Web page when multiple Web pages are being viewed. |
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| Private IP (Internet Protocol) addresses |
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| A series of IP numbers that have been sit aside for subnet use within LANs and WANs. These are not permitted on packets that travel on the Internet. |
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| Click this button to change the browser window back to its original size. |
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| If the document is bigger than the screen then you use these to move through the document. |
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| The page that opens when a particular Wev vrowser program is started or the page that a particular Web browser program loads the first time it is run. |
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| It is at the bottom of the browser window and includes information about the browser's operations. |
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| The use of reserved private IP addresses within LANs and WANs to provide additional address space. |
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| A markup code that tells the Web browser software how to display text. |
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| It shows the name of the open Web page and the Web browser's program name. |
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| A type of control used to switch between two options or states, such as a push button on a television set that you press to turn is on and off. |
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| The last part of a domain name, which is the unique name that is associated whith a specific IP address by a program that runs on an Internet host computer. |
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| The set of rules that computers use to maove files from one computer to another on an internet. The most common used on the Internet is HTTP. |
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| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) |
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| The four-part addressing scheme for an HTML document that tells Web browser software which transfer protocol to use when transporting the document, the domain name of the computeron which the document resides, the pathname of the folder or directory on the computer in which the document resides, and the document's filename. |
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| Software that lets users read (or browse) HTML documents and move from one HTML document to another through the text formatted with hypertext link tags in each file. HTML documents can be stored on the user's computer or on another computer that is part of the Web. |
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| A computer that is connected to the Web and runs software called a Web browser that enables its user to read HTML documents on other computers, called Web servers, that also are connected to the Web. |
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| A Web site that includes a listing of hyperlinks to Wev pages organized into predetermined hierarchical categories. Most of them have human editors who decide which Web pages will be included in it and how they will be organized; however, some of them use computers to perform tasks. |
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| An HTML document and its associated files that are stored on a Web server and made available to other users through their Web browsers. |
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| That portion of a Web browser window that displays the contents of an HTML document or other file as a Web page. |
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| A Web site (or part of a Web site) that finds other Web pages that match a word or phrase entered by a site visitor. |
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| A computer that is connected to the Web and contains HTML documents that it makes available to other computers connected to the Web. |
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| A collection of HTML documents stored on a computer that is connected to the Internet. All of them taken together make up the Web. |
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| The person or group given the responsibility of managing a server or network. It usually assigns users passwords and user names, and establishes their level of access to the network. |
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Address bar
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Favorite
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Full Screen
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graphical transfer progress indicator
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Refresh button
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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security zone
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Standard Buttons toolbar
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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temporary Internet files
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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transfer progress report
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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bookmark
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Bookmarks button
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Cookie Manager
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Location Bar
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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My Netscape button
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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My Sidebar
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Navigation toolbar
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Netscape button
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Personal toolbar
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Reload button
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Search button
(Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) |
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Security indicator button
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Today folder
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