Built-In
Search Engine:
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A feature that allows you to quickly search a specific Web site's contents by using a "key word" to describe what you're looking for.
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| Chat Rooms: | A service found within a Web site that allows for "Live" communication.
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| Connection Speed: | How quickly information can be transferred through your computer's modem by a phone line (often called "dial-up"—usually slow) or by a cable (often called "broadband" or "high speed"—usually faster).
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| Delete: | To erase words or files from your computer.
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| Download: | The transfer of information.
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| Ergonomics: | The study of how your body should be positioned while using a computer.
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| High Speed: | A connection made through your computer's modem that allows information to be transferred quickly.
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| Hit: | A result from your search engine request.
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A request for single items on a Web page. If the page you opened up has two graphics (pictures) and a bunch of text, that would mean three hits—two for the pictures, one for the body of text.
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| Instant Messaging: | Technology that lets you know when a friend is online and then allows you to send direct messages—like when you're in a chat room.
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| Navigate: | Choosing a path to make your way through a Web site.
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| Netiquette: | Proper behaviour when on the Internet.
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| Results: | The Web page links that appear, based on the "key word" you used in a search engine.
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| Search Engine: | A Web site used to search information on the Web.
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| Sitemap: | A page containing all of the links within a particular Web site.
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| Software: | A computer program or set of instructions to be used with hardware.
System software comes with and operates your computer.
Application software is installed after you buy your computer and usually has an icon that can be seen on your desktop.
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| Spam: | Ads you never asked for—sent to your email.
Kind of like Internet junk mail.
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| Surfing: | Visiting the many Web sites that the Internet has to offer.
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| Toolbar: | A set of icons that will allow you to perform basic tasks. It runs across the top of your Web browser window.
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| Virus: | A piece of computer programming code that may make your computer do funny things.
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| Web Browser: | A program to view Web pages through.
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| Web Page: | A file made to be seen in a Web browser.
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