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Unit 1;Lesson 2
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Computer Science
8th Grade
02/09/2006

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Adress Bar
Definition
contains the adress of the current web page
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AutoSearch
Definition
helps you locate a web page quickly and easily
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Bookmark
Definition
opens Favorites bar where you can store shortcuts to your most frequently visited sites
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Browser
Definition
software used to locate and retrieve documents from the WORLD WIDE WEB(www) and display them in readable format
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Content Advisor or Netwatch
Definition
browser tool that provides control over what kinds of Web content can be viewed
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Disk Cache
Definition
temporary folders on the hard drive in which Web sites are stored
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Domain Name
Definition
identifies a site on the internet
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Favorites
Definition
most frequently visited sites
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Home Page
Definition
first page displayed when browser is launched
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Host Computer
Definition
computer that isacessed remotely from a user's computer and links to the Internet
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Host Node
Definition
any computer that is directly connected to the network
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Hypertext Markup Language(HTML)
Definition
protocol that controls how Web pages are formatted and displayed; language used to create documents so they display in a browser
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol(HTTP)
Definition
protocol used on the Web that defines how pages are transmitted
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Internet Keywords
Definition
a browser feature that gives you web search results when you type part of a URL in the adress bar
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Internet Service Provider(ISP)
Definition
A company that provides internet connections for a fee
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Interoperability
Definition
The ability of all brands, models, and makes of computers to communicate with each other
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Location Bar
Definition
Part of the browser window; contains the URL or adress of the active Web page
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NetWatch
Definition
A browser tool that provides control over what kind of Web content can be viewed
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Online Service Provider(OSP)
Definition
A company that provides online service for a fee
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Protocol
Definition
A set of standards for exchanging data between computers
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Transmission Control Protocol and Internet protocol(TCP/IP)
Definition
Atype of computer protocol; the main protocol used on the Internet
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Uniform Resource Locator(URL)
Definition
Web site adress; adress that tells the browser where to locate the page
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Web Page
Definition
A plain text document on the World Wide Web
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World Wide Web
Definition
A text and graphical subset of the Internet
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