vocabulary

2. - list of websites visited
8. - two or more computers linked together which share and exchange information
12. page - single web document which opens in a browser
13. - first portion of a web name; often “www.”
15. - websites used to share, post and exchange information in an informal format through several differing channels
17. - combination of words and symbols unique to each web page
18. - collection of web pages which have a common theme or focus
19. - computer program which replicates and spreads itself from one computer to another
20. - adult Internet user who uses social networking sites, chat rooms or other cyberspace to approach and eventually hurt other people
21. - companies which provide Internet connections for a fee
22. - words, phrases or graphics in a web page which targets another location
23. Network - networks or websites which require a password or security code to gain access

1. - computer user who attempts to acquire unauthorized entry to servers and computer systems
3. - last portion of a web name; includes examples such as “.com”, “.org” or “.net”
4. - middle portion of a web name; unique to the web name
5. - hardware which checks information coming from the Internet or a network and either turns it away or allows it to pass through to the computer
6. (www) - portion of the Internet consisting of computer sites containing billions of documents called web pages
7. - software program retrieving and presenting data using the Internet
9. - descriptive words or phrases which accompany photos to identify what the image is when the image will not open or load
10. - web page which automatically opens when the web browser is opened
11. or Bookmarks - feature which can be used to store and organize a list of web pages which can be revisited easily
14. - software program which searches the Internet for words or phrases and returns a list as to where each is located
16. - allows equipment such as fax machines, printers and files to be served to multiple computers
21. - worldwide collection of networks which allow people to communicate and share information quickly and easily