Internet Terms

2. A piece of information about your visit to a website that is stored on your computer. It is information about your preferences.
5. Unwanted emails, texts, calls, etc.
7. To send information from your computer's local files to another computer or server.
9. Software that is installed on a computer without approval from the user. It often contains viruses and other harmful programs, that can damage your computer or steal the user's information.
11. A program that is used to browse the web.
12. A computer that contains information that is accessible to others.
13. The rate at which information travels through an internet connection, usually measured in megabytes per second.
14. The address of a website. Found in the search bar of your browser.

1. A number of computers tat are connected to each other in order to share information.
3. An IP Address stands for Internet Protocol Address. It is a string of numbers that is assigned to each computer that uses a network, such as the internet.
4. A piece of hardware that connects a computer to the internet with a cable.
5. Software that collects information about you without your knowledge. The information is sent to the person who wrote the program.
6. To copy a file from a server to a computer via the internet.
8. A security system on your computer that blocks hackers, viruses and other threats to your computer.
10. A piece of hardware that connects several computers to the same internet connection.