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Jargon Explained Browser – The software that allows you to find, view and manage information on the World Wide Web
Domain Name – the unique name for a web site, typically ending in .com or .co.uk
HTML – Hypertext Mark-up Language, the computer language used in Web Pages
Hyperlinks – Highlighted words or images on a web page that allows you to jump to another page
Internet/Net – The world wide collection of interconnected computer networks
ISP – Internet Service Provider – a company that provides access to the Internet, typically also providing E-mail facilities.
Search Engines – a facility that enables you to find what you are looking for on the We by using key words to search for it.
Surfing – the process of moving around the web.
URL – Universal resource locator, a web address
World Wide Web/Web – the area on the Internet you can access with a browser
Web Site – a collection of Pages in the World Wide Web under a domain name |