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Internet Terms

Vocabulary. Internet Terms. ISP. Internet Service Provider Provides access to the internet, usually for a fee Examples: AOL , Comcast, AT&T. WWW. World Wide Web A collection of text and media files stored for access via the I nternet. Hyperlink.

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Internet Terms

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  1. Vocabulary Internet Terms

  2. ISP • Internet Service Provider • Provides access to the internet, usually for a fee • Examples: AOL, Comcast, AT&T

  3. WWW • World Wide Web • A collection of text and media files stored for access via the Internet

  4. Hyperlink • Links to another page or part of the internet • Can be any part of the screen, not just words • Text • Picture • Icon • Blue, underlined words

  5. Http: • Set of standards used by computers to move and store files on the Internet

  6. HTML • Hyper Text Markup Language • The standard computer programming language that formats internet pages • <title>

  7. Web Pages • A collection of information made using HTML • Can contain text, forms, photos, video, & sound

  8. Web Browser • Software that is used to view and interact with files on the Internet • Example: Internet Explorer, Netscape, Safari, Firefox, Chrome

  9. Download • Transfer files from the Internet to your personal computer • You need to be careful about downloading viruses with the files

  10. Domain Name • Official name of an Internet site that uses words and phrases to identify and locate computers on the Internet • The domain name must be unique • No websites can have the same domain name • Letters after the dot designate which type of website

  11. Extensions • .com – commercial (businesses) • .edu – educational (schools) • .org – non-profit • .net – network • .mil – military • .gov – government

  12. URL • Uniform Resource Locator • Standard web address and it must have two parts • Http • Domain name • 1) Http:// - type of language • 2) www – gets onto the world wide web • 3) google – domain name (unique!) • 4) .com – type of website

  13. Homepage • Main web page • Starting point of a website that gives links to different parts of the site

  14. Search Engine • Software that creates indexes of Internet sites based on keywords or full text • The more specific your key words, the better results you will get • Example: Google, Yahoo

  15. Key Words • Specific words used in a search that help limit the number of matches

  16. Bookmark • Allows you save a web page for future reference

  17. Netiquette • Informal rules on the Internet • Code of Conduct: Remember the human! • Example: Don’t be rude (writing in all capital letters = shouting/angry)

  18. FAQ • Frequently Asked Questions • Put on web pages to help visitors get quick answers

  19. Chat • Interactive messages • Online conversations in real time

  20. Forum • Community Bulletin Boards • Usually on a particular subject (technology, cooking, cars) • Members can read and post questions and comments • Blogs

  21. Safety Tips • Don’t reveal your full name, phone #, age, or address while online

  22. Email • Messages sent from one user to another via a network • Communication takes time, not instant like a chat

  23. Attachments • Files that are added to an email • Can be documents, pictures, video

  24. ARPANET • Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration Network (1969) • Became the Internet • Government and scholars could share top secret files electronically

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