| address
|
|
| Even
web sites have a place that they call home. The place a web site lives
in cyberspace is called its address, also known as a URL. It usually looks
something like this: http://www.easisites.com. |
| address
bar |
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| The
space on the top of your browser that lets you type in the place a web
site lives, or its address, and takes you there. When you browse to a
web site you can look in the address bar to see its address. |
| back
|
|
| When
you're cruising through cyberspace and you want to return to the page
you just visited, the back button can help. It's usually located near
your address bar and takes you to the page you were viewing before the
current one. |
| B2B
|
|
| Business
to business. |
| blocking
software |
|
| Programs
you load into your computer that keep content you don't want to see from
appearing on your screen. For example, you can set up blocking software
to automatically screen out anything about dogs, your least favourite
band, or of course, violent material. |
| bookmark
|
|
| Sometimes
it seems like there are so many great sites out there, there's no way
to keep track of them all! Your browser has a way to save all your favourite
sites and keep them ready for to use with a single click. When you "bookmark"
a site it gets added to a list your browser saves for you. (Bookmarks
are the same as Favourites - it just depends what browser you are using).
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| browser
|
|
| A
software program that lets you see and hear what's on the web. Examples
include Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
| BRB
|
|
| Net
lingo for "Be Right Back", usually used when chatting. |
| CD-rom
|
|
| A
computer disk that can save and store things from your computer. It's
also the format that most new software, including games, comes on these
days. |
| chat
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|
| A
program that lets you "talk" to your friends in real time over the Internet,
wherever they might live. Most often you type back and forth, although
some programs let you literally use your voice. |
| chatroom
|
|
| A
place in cyberspace like minded people 'meet' to talk and share ideas.
|
| connection
speed |
|
| Tells
you how fast your modem is able to talk to other computers and get information
from them. The higher the number, the faster it talks. |
| cookie
|
|
| An
Internet site's way of keeping track of you. It's a small program built
into pages you may visit. It can identify you, track sites you visit,
and topics you search. You can set your browser to warn you before you
accept cookies or not accept them at all. |
| cyberspace
|
|
| The
world that exists only on the computer. You can't physically go there
- it only exists on your screen and in your head. |
| download
|
|
| Moving
files (like pictures or videos) from a site like on the Internet like
to your personal homepage or computer. |
| email
|
|
| Electronic
mail. You can send and receive messages over the Internet from your customers,
friends and family when you have this feature. |
| emoticons
|
|
| Sometimes
you really want to show someone how you feel when you're writing them
an email or chat message… if only they could see your face! Emoticons
are different symbols you can type on your computer that can tell your
friends that you 're happy, sad, or even crying! Some examples are smileys
:) and frowns :( , ;) winks, 8-) sunglasses, and |-o yawns. |
| ezine
|
|
| Stands
for electronic magazine. Most of the time these are magazines that only
exist in cyberspace. Every once in a while a well-known print magazine
will also post their information on the Web. |
| FAQ
|
|
| Frequently
Asked Questions. These act like mini help pages (like easisites FAQ) on
all sorts of topics. |
| favourites
|
|
| Similar
to bookmarks, this is a list of places you visit the most. You can set
these up to appear on your browser when you click on a favourites button.
|
| filtering
software |
|
| A
type of software or program that sorts information from the Internet as
it comes onto your computer. It usually sorts it by its content.
|
| forward
|
|
| Means
to move ahead to the next page on a web site. Also, if you go back using
your browser, you can return to where you were before by hitting the Forward
button. |
| frames
|
|
| Some
sites you visit will want to show you more than one page at once. They
solve this problem by putting their pages in frames, or different sections
of the screen. When you use frames, you can keep one part of the screen
open all the time while you look at other things in the other part. An
example would be a page about animals that lists mammals in one frame.
When you click on "deer" information shows up in the other section of
the page while the list of mammals remains the same. |
| FTP
|
|
| Stands
for File Transfer Protocol. This program will let you transfer files from
your computer onto another computer server. |
| GIF
|
|
| Stands
for Graphics Interchange Format. It's used for pictures that are posted
up on the web. You can tell when pictures use this because their addresses
or file names will end in .gif. |
| hardware
|
|
| The
actual parts that make up a computer system, like the monitor, keyboard,
printer, and mouse. These are the parts you can actually touch and see.
|
| hit
|
|
| Every
time a website is visited, it gets a 'hit'. All the hits, or times a page
is visited, make up a site's traffic for a given time period.
|
| homepage
|
|
| Either
the site that appears when you open your browser or a page you created
on your own. |
| html
|
|
| HyperText
Markup Language. It's the type of language used to write webpages. HTML
can be used to make items bold, underlined, and more using special tags.
|
| http
|
|
| Stands
for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. In simple terms, it tells computers how
they should be talking to each other. You'll notice that addresses of
web pages begin with http:// most of the time. |
| hyperlink
|
|
| This
will take you from one Internet site to the next with a simple click of
your mouse. You can usually tell where a link is because the writing will
look different. For instance, some links appear in bold, some are underlined,
and some are even attached to pictures. Also called a link. |
| Internet
|
|
| Lots
of computers all over the globe that are hooked up to one another. They
can talk to one another and exchange information. To do this, they use
protocols, or languages, such as FTP and HTTP. |
| java
|
|
| In
cyberspace, this is a programming language used to create things on webpages
- such as animation and sounds. |
| jpeg
|
|
| Stands
for Joint Photographics Experts Group, it's often used to put photos up
on the web. You can tell what files are using it by the fact they use
an address that ends in .jpg (butterfly.jpg). |
| link
|
|
| This
will take you from one Internet site to the next with a simple click of
your mouse. You can usually tell where a link is because the writing will
look different. For instance, some links appear in bold, some are underlined,
and some are even attached to pictures. Also called a hyperlink.
|
| LOL
|
|
| Net
lingo for "laughing out loud", used in chatrooms or email. |
| mailing
list |
|
| You
can sign up to get email from a certain person or group on a certain topic
by joining their mailing list. |
| modem
|
|
| Hardware
that allows computers to talk to each other through normal telephone lines.
It's usually how your computer connects to the Internet. |
| monitoring
software |
|
| Programs
you load onto your computer that tell you where you've been on the Internet,
for how long, and when. |
| mouse
|
|
| A
device that lets you move about your screen as you like so you can click
on links and highlight items. |
| multimedia
|
|
| Means
you are using more than one type of medium. Examples include text, audio,
video, graphics, and images. |
| net
events |
|
| Anything
happening live on the Internet. Net events can include live chats and
video and audio broadcasts. |
| net
lingo |
|
| People
probably speak in a different way everyplace you go, whether it's in another
country or another part of town. The way people talk on the Internet is
called net lingo, otherwise known as Internet slang. |
| netiquette
|
|
| Internet
etiquette. Treating others how you want to be treated online. Netiquette
is the proper way to behave when you're hanging out in cyberspace.
|
| newbie
|
|
| Someone
who's new to using the computer. |
| newsgroups
|
|
| Ongoing
discussions that are spread around by email among people on the Internet
who share a common interest. |
| offline
|
|
| Means
you are no longer connected to the Internet, whether through your modem,
a wireless service, or any other means. |
| online
|
|
| Simply
means that you are connected to the Internet, usually through your modem
(though there are other ways, as well). |
| password
|
|
| A
secret word or phrase that you use to check your email, log into clubs,
check out sites for members only or update your easisites web site. You
shouldn't share your password with anyone. |
| plug-in
|
|
| Special
programs you can download off the Internet to do things like watch the
latest videos or listen to music. Some examples are RealAudio, QuickTime,
and Shockwave. |
| QuickTime
|
|
| A
program that lets you view video clips on the Internet. |
| RealPlayer
|
|
| A
plug-in, or program you need to listen to certain types of audio and video
clips. |
| refresh/reload
|
|
| Depending
on what browser you're using, when you hit the refresh or reload button,
your computer will bring up the same page you're looking at with updated
information on it. |
| ROTFL
|
|
| Net
lingo for "rolling on the floor laughing". |
| search
engine |
|
| Uses
a robot or computer to search for words or topics on a certain website,
or all over the web. |
| server
|
|
| A
computer that stores information for lots of other computers.
|
| service
provider |
|
| A
company that gives you access to the Internet through your phone lines.
This is also known as an ISP, or Internet Service Provider. |
| Shockwave
|
|
| A
multimedia program, also a plug-in that lets you experience sounds and
3D motion. |
| smileys
|
|
| A
type of emoticon that lets you show how you're feeling by using symbols
to create faces, such as :). |
| software
|
|
| A
computer program that is made up of certain instructions or codes that
tell your hardware, or computer, what to do. Software can be used to play
games, write school papers, or even sort your email. |
| spam
|
|
| Junk
email that arrives in your mailbox that you didn't ask to get.
|
| surf
|
|
| Exploring
the web by clicking and moving around freely in cyberspace. |
| traffic
|
|
| The
number of people visiting a site over a given time. Traffic can be tracked
by the day, hour, month, or even the year. |
| URL
|
|
| Stands
for Uniform Resource Locator. It's the address of a site that appears
on the World Wide Web. The URL is the name that appears in the address
bar that tells your browser where you want to go. |
| username
|
|
| A
name you choose for yourself that lets you get into certain places on
the Web. It is usually what people know you as in chatrooms, or the part
of your email address before the @. |
| virus
|
|
| Computers
can get sick just like you and I can. Some people write software which
can be transferred from one computer to the other and do things which
can be harmless, annoying, or very damaging to your computer. Be very
careful when getting email or attachments from people you don't know.
|
| web
|
|
| Shorthand
for the World Wide Web (WWW). |
| web
directory |
|
| A
collection of web sites put into an order that's easy to browse through
or search, like easisites.com. |
| world
wide web |
|
| An
interface or system that connects you to other computers all throughout
the world. |
| Y2K
|
|
| Stands
for the year 2000. A lot of fuss about nothing! |
| ZIP
|
|
| A
way to store a file or program that is too big for its own good, or for
email, for that matter. You can make a file smaller by zipping it, sending
it to your friends, and letting them unzip it on their computer to bring
it back to full size. You can identify a zipped file because its address
will end in .zip. |
