| Browser - a tool for travelling the Internet and viewing the World Wide Web. |
| Cookie - a mechanism used by some websites to store general surfing information about users when using their web site. |
| Database - a large organized collection of information. |
| Dial-up connection - connection to the Internet using a telephone line. |
| Domain name - name that is entered to reach a web site on the Internet. (i.e. www.jawebdesigns.com ) |
| Download - term used when people tranfer information from the Internet to their personal computer. |
| E-mail - Electronic mail. A way to send and/or receive messages over the Internet or other electronic communciation systems. |
| File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - way to exchange files over any network that supports IP/TCP protocol. |
| Firewall - application used to by Internet users to help block hackers from abusing their personal computer. |
| GIF- image formatin for images and animations that uses 256 or fewer colors. |
| Home Page (Index) - the first screen you see when you connect to the Internet. |
| Hosting - a service in which a web site is stored on a server that is specifically designed for websites. |
| HTML (HyperText Markup Language) - language designed for the creation of web pages. |
| Internet - system of computer networks that are located all over the world linking computers together so they can exchange information and communicate. |
| JPEG - image file used to compress and show images on a web site. |
| Link - reference point that connects one web page to another. |
| Modem - device that lets one send digital signals over a telephone line. |
| Router - computer networking device that forwards data across the Internet to their destination. |
| Search Engines - web site that helps you find information on the Internet. |
| Spam - flooding the Internet with several copies of the same message to people who would not otherwise receive it. |
| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) - the address of a web page on the Internet. |
| Upload - to send data from your computer to a remote web site. |
| Webmaster - person(s) who develops and controls the content on web sites. |
