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Internet Research Vocabulary
vocabulary for Mrs. Grimms' Internet Research class
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Computer Science
8th Grade
11/16/2010

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Web page
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an electronic document on the World Wide Web
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Web site
Definition
A collection of related
web pages
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Hypertext
Definition
special highlighted words on a webpage that connect related webpages together
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Web browser
Definition
a software program that allows you to view or browse individual pages on the World Wide Web
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Tool bar
Definition
part of the browser that contains buttons to allow you to explore the WWW
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URL
Definition
Uniform Resource Locator; a URL is a web address for a web site
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bandwidth
Definition
the amount of data that can pass along a communications channel in a given period of time
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download
Definition
to transfer data or programs from a server to a host computer to one's own computer or device
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FAQ
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short for Frequently Asked Questions
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homepage
Definition
The opening or main page of a website
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Internet
Definition
a global network connecting millions of computers worldwide
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navigation
Definition
movement from one web page to another web page using links, previous, or next buttons
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search engine
Definition
a special web site that searches for web pages that contain the keywords you specify
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search query
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the act of conducting a keyword search using a search engine
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World Wide Web
Definition
a part of the Internet that contains a collection of multimedia documents
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network
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A group of interconnected computers, including the hardware and software used to connect them
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ISP
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Acronym for Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides a connection to the Internet. Some ISPs are big corporations while others are small local operations
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HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
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The language of the World Wide Web used to create Web pages, with hyperlinks and markup for text formatting (heading styles, bold, italic, numbered lists, insertion of images, etc.)
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web address
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Another way of saying URL
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packets
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The defined block of information consisting of header, data, and trailer that serves as the information exchange method on the network
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