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REVIEWINTERNET
INTERNETBROADBAND
The amount of information a connection is capable of carrying.
Measured in bits per second
INTERNET
BROWSER
Application softwareChromeFirefoxInternet
Explorer (IE)SafariOpera
Allows access to the Internet
INTERNET
COOKIE
Small programInstalled onto your
computer
Used to load web pages faster
Collects data about your Internet habits.
Takes up space and can slow your computer down.
Not This
This
DNSCommon orAlphabetical name
Google.comEbay.comWikipedia.com
TCP/IPMost often called IP
addresses
126.35.172.3To
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DOMAIN NAMES
Tells what the website is about
Used at the end of a URL
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.COM
Commercial
These website want to sell you something
INTERNET
.ORG
Organization
These website want to give you information
INTERNET
.EDU
Education
These websites are used by schoolsElementaryJunior highHigh schoolCollegesUniversities
INTERNET
.GOVGovernment
In the U.S. information from these websites can be trusted
Favorites
YouTube.comGoogle.comEbay.com
History
A list of web sites you have visited.
INTERNET
HOME PAGE
The first page of a web site
INTERNET
HTML Hyper Text
Markup Language
The language of the Internet
Sometimes called “source code”
We see this
The browser sees this
HTTPHyper Text Transfer
Protocol
The rules for the exchange of information
INTERNETHYPERLINK
A link that will take you to another page
The link can be TextGraphics
Sometimes just called “Link”
InternetAllow
connection to people
INTERNET
ISPInternet Service
Provider
The company that allows your home computer to access the Internet
You have to pay for this service
TCP/IPTransmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol
Tools needed to navigate web pages.
Toolbar
INTERNET
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
The address of the web page
URL window
INTERNET
WWWWorld Wide Web
Web
Most URLs begin with this.
The Web allows connection to information.
Web BugCollects
personal dataCollects data
secretlyData you don’t
want someone to have!