Plagiarism

Using other persons ideas/property as your own without crediting/citing the source

Bookmark

A personal list of favorite Web addresses

Domain type

The type of web site in a domain name. (I.e. .com, .gov, .edu, .net, .org, .mil)

Home page

The first web page you see when you connect to the Internet

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language- the programming language of the world wide web

Keyword

A word or phrase related to information you are searching for on the internet

URL

Uniform Resource Locator- the address and method used to locate a specific resource on the Internet

Http

Hypertext Transfer Protocol the standard method for communication between computers and the internet

Domain name

The beginning of a web address (URL) which determines the specific computer where a web site resides

Firewall

Software that is used to block unwanted external access to your computer or network

Podcast

Audio files distributed over the Internet that can be accessed on computer or portable media devices

Social Networking

Organizing individuals into specific groups online based on interest, age, gender or other categories

Search Engine

Online information retrieval system used to sort through and find information on the web

Citing

Giving credit to an author for any information used from their reports

PDF

A file format that has captured all the elements of a printed document as an electronic image that you can view

Proxy Server

Acts as an intermediary between a workstation user and the Internet so that the enterprise can ensure security

Bandwidth

The amount of data that can be carried from one point to another in a given time period (usually a second).

Cache

Is a place to store something temporarily The files you automatically request by looking at a Web page are stored on your hard disk in a subdirectory under the directory for your browser (for example, Internet Explorer).

Cookies

A file sent to a web browser by a web server that is used to record one's activities on a website.

POP3

Is the most recent version of a standard protocol for receiving e-mail.

IP Address

Is a numeric code that uniquely identifies a particular computer on the Internet

Virtual Reality

Refers to computer simulations of real-world "environments" that use 3-D graphics and external devices like a data glove or helmet to allow users to interact with the simulation

T-1      

One of the fastest leased-line connections used for the Internet. It is capable of transmitting data at roughly 1.5 million bits per second, still not fast enough for full-screen, full-motion video.

DSL

A technology for bringing high-bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines.

Broadband

Refers to telecommunication in which a wide band of frequencies is available to transmit information.

WiFI

A term for certain types of wireless local area network