a set of rules specifically for an organization’s network such as a
school’s rules for Internet use
What is Accepteble Use Policies
100
a URL that you save in your browser so all you have to do is click on the title to visit it again
What is Bookmark
100
The process of exploring the Web
What is Browsing
100
a librarian that specializes in the Internet
What is Cybarian
100
A procedure that renders the contents of a message or file unintelligible to anyone not authorized to read it.
What is Incryption
200
Files downloaded from an e-mail message
What is Attachment
200
a mathematical system dealing with the relationship between sets; used to solve problems in logic, probability, and engineering (uses +, -, =signs)
What is Boolean Operators
200
a site on the Internet where public messages can be posted or retrieved; Example: school calendar, community/city events
What is Bulliten Board Service
200
The denial, refusal, or rejection of a right, power, or responsibility.
What is Disclaimer
200
To format data in such a way that it can be used by another application.
What is Export Data
300
the speed at which signals are sent and received by a modem; higher the number, the faster information will besent and received.
What is Baud Rate
300
a high-speed connection to the Internet like a T-1 or DSL; much faster than a phone line
What is Broadband
300
the place on your computer that temporarily saves information about sites you have visited; will help page load faster the next time you visit that site
What is Cache
300
an extension used in a Universal Resource Locator, such as .com or .org; used to identify the type of entity to which a site belongs
Download – saving pictures, music or other files from a network or the Internet to your computer
What is Domain Name
300
a mini help page with answers to common questions
What is FAQ
400
The amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time. For digital devices, the bandwidth is usually expressed in bits per second (bps) or bytes per second
What is Bandwidth
400
method of sending information over a network –simultaneously sending the same message to multiple recipients
What is broadcast
400
Real time communication between one user and another
What is Chat Line
400
electronic mail; messages sent and received over the phone lines using a computer and a modem
What is E- mail
400
A device that can send or receive pictures and text over a telephone line. Also call a fax machine.
What is Facsimile Machine
500
A web log; A web site that contains dated text entries about a particular topic that serve many purposes such as an online newsletter or personal journal
What is Blog
500
software programs like Internet Explorer and Safari that
help you see web sites.
What is Browser
500
the information your browser saves about you, your computer or sites you visit; may pass on to a new web site you visit
What is Cookie
500
when an object such as a sound or picture file is inserted into a file wherein it becomes a permanent part of the file.
What is Embedded
500
a computer or computer software that stops unauthorized users from accessing private information