World Wide Web(www)

computers on the Internet that transmit text, graphics, and sound using a special program.

Browser

software that allows usere to access and navigate the World Wide Web(some browsers are AOL, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Gateway, etc.)

HTML(Hyper Text Markup Language)

the programming language of the WWW. This turns a document into a web page that can link with other objects(ex. if I were to type center in <> then that tells the computer to center al lthe following text, images, graphics etc.)So, basically it tells the comp. what to with the writing or images.

URL(Universal Resource Locator)

the address and method used to locate a specific resource on the Internet, commonly know as the Web Address(ex. http://www.google.com)

HTTP(Hypertext Transfer Transfoer Protocol)

a transfor method that supports text, graphics, and audio that can be stored in a computer file. This allows users to jump from one location to another.

E-mail(Electronic Mail)

letters or messages sent from one user to another over the Internet.

Download

refers to saving a document from an online source to one computer.

Online

connected to the Internet.

Hyperlink

special text or graphic that, when clicked will display another Web Page or site.(ex. Google )

Bookmark(Favorite)

mapping the URL of a site to a specific location in one computer, so that it can be found later.(in the upper right hand corner you might have noticed a heart on a white sheet of paper. That is the favorite button. Click it on this e-mail and you can come to this e-mail by going to the toolbar, then favorites. Note in order to place a hyperlink in an IM, or e-mail you would simply drag the heart to the area where you would like to place the link.)

Domain

The unique name that identifies an Internet site(google, finishline, etc.)

Here are some Domain ext.
.com:commerical organization				
.au:Australia
.edu:educational institution				
.ca:Canada
.gov:government facility					
.de:Germany
.int:international organization			
.fr:France
.mil:US military facilty					
.jp:Japan
.net:networking organiztion				
.uk:United Kingom
.org:nonprofit organization				
.us:United States
.k12:public school Kindergaten-12th grade


FAQ
Frequenty Asked Questions

Frames
Frames are subdivisions of the main window in a browser(they have a blue(or whatever color) title bar. this Frame has a title bar that says [no subject]

ISP
Internet Service Provider in your case AOL

Surfing
scanning and readoing the documents on the World Wide Web.

search engine
a program that is used to search a database of Web documents for words, supplies by the user, which then lists the URL addresses of documents containing these words.(For Example, if you wanted to look for a halloween costume for nick( or a place to get a certain costume) just go to the Google link in the hyperlink def. then in the search box type Halloween costumes. After a while, a list of links(hyperlinks) will pop up with placing containing Halloween costumes. 
Here is a list of search engines
Infoseek						Electric Library
www.infoseek.com				www.elibrary.com

Lycos							Kids Web
www.lyccos.com				www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/

AltaVista						Hot Bot
www.altavista.digital.com		www.hotbot.com

Excite							All-In-One
www.excite.com				www.albany.net.allinone/all1www.html#www

Yahoo							Discovery School
www.yahoo.com				www.discoveryschool.com

Yahooligans					Inspire
www.yahooligans				www.inspire-indiana.net

Metacrawler					Gale Net 
www.metacrawler.com			http://gelnet.gale.com

Magellan						Dogpile
www.mckinley.com				www.dogpile.com






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