Software programs that enable you to

view world wide web documents. Internet Explorer and Firefox

are examples.

Browser

A standardized language of computer code, imbedded in

"source" documents behind all Web documents

html

An online journal where people can post entries.

Blog

A chunk of computer programming code that makes copies of itself without any conscious human intervention. It

might also display messages, install other software or files, delete

software or files.

Virus

Software that is secretly installed on a users’ computer and that monitors

use of the computer without the users’ knowledge or consent.

Spyware

A tool designed to search for information on the world wide web

(Example: google.com)

Search engine

a form of Internet fraud (usually through a fake email)

that aims to steal valuable information such as credit

cards, social security numbers, user IDs and passwords

Phishing

A hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users

Flaming

a local computer

network for communication

between computers

LAN

a written policy that a user must agree to follow before they are

allowed to use a product or service. Greenwich Public Schools has one that each student must follow in

order to use the computers.

AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)

A website that allows visitors to make changes, contributions, or

corrections

Wiki

A popular standard for linking

computers into a local area network

Ethernet

ISP (Internet Service Provider)

a company that offers its customers access to

the Internet

a Web-based audio broadcast via an RSS feed, accessed by subscription

over the Internet

Podcast

the use of a website to connect with people who share personal or

professional interests.

Social Networking Site

The ability to save and categorize a personal

collection of bookmarks and share them with

others.

Social bookmarking

Also known as a news aggregator, it allows news content that is

generated or provided from another source to

be brought together and displayed

Feed Reader

A small fast memory holding recently accessed data, designed to speed up subsequent access to the same data.

Cache

a name owned by a person or organization and consisting of an

alphabetical or alphanumeric sequence followed by a suffix

indicating the top-level domain

Domain Name

a piece of hardware or software program which protects a computer or

network from attacks from intruders and hackers.

Firewall

Intellectual property that is not owned or controlled by anyone. Not

subject to copyright law.

Public Domain

a message, or segment of data, containing information about a user, sent by a Web server to a browser and sent back to the server each time the browser requests a Web

page.

Cookie

systematically arranged collection of computer data, structured so that it

can be retrieved or manipulated

Database

A format that was developed by Netscape

in 1999 and became very popular for

bringing together blogs and the news

sites.

RSS Feed

a system of interlinked hypertext documents

accessed via the Internet

World Wide Web

stored Web page locations (URLs)

that can be retrieved.

Bookmark or Favorite

allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring

permission from the rights holders, such as for commentary, criticism,

news reporting or education.

Fair Use

governs the legally enforceable rights of

creative and artistic works under the laws of the

United States.

Copyright

An inappropriate attempt to use a

mailing list as if it was a broadcast

medium by sending the same message to

a large number of people who didn’t ask

for it.

Spam

The use of the internet, cell

phones, or other electronic devices to carryout deliberate, repeated and hostile

behavior

Cyberbullying

Every computer that is on the internet has one. It serves as a host and location identifier.

IP Address

Online manners; the rules of conduct for online or internet

user

Netiquette

An open file format created by Adobe that has become a standard for

sharing digital files on the internet. Most downloadable online

documents are in this format.

PDF (Portable Document Format)

the address of a web page on the world wide web.

URL (Uniform Record Locator)

A host computer on a network that holds

information (such as Web sites) and responds to

requests for information from it.

Server

a network that covers an area

larger than a single building

WAN

A device in a network that

handles message transfers between

computers.

Router

A program that appears as something beneficial

but actually contains something harmful for

your computer. It can be disguised as a “free”

game.

Trojan Horse

a mechanism for wirelessly connecting

electronic devices.

wifi

contains one or more files that have been

compressed, to reduce file size.

Zip file