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Computer Science
8th Grade
02/13/2006

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ADDRESS BAR
Definition
IS SITUATED NEAR THE TOP OF THE BROWSER WINDOW
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AUTO SEARCH
Definition
HELPS YOU FIND A WEB PAGE QUICKLY AND EASILY
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BOOKMARK
Definition
WHERE YOU CAN STORE SHORTCUTS TO YOUR MOST FREQUENTLY VISITED WEB SITES
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BROWSER
Definition
IS THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM YOU USE TO RETRIEVE DOCUMENTS FROM THE WWW TO DISPLAY THEM IN A READABLE FORMAT.
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CONTENT ADVISOR
Definition
BROWSER TOOL THAT PROVIDES CONTROL OVER WHAT KINDS OF WEB CONTENT CAN BE VIEWED
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DISC CACHE
Definition
ENABLES YOU TO VIEW THE SAVED PAGES OFFLINE OR WITHOUT BEING CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET
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DOMAIN NAME
Definition
THE DOMAIN NAME IDENTIFIES THE IP ADRESS
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FAVORITES
Definition
WHERE YOU WOULD SAVE YOUR MOST USED SITES
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HOME PAGE
Definition
THE FIRST PAGE THAT IS DISPLAYED WHEN YOU LAUNCH YOUR BROWSER
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HOST COMPUTER
Definition
A COMPUTER THAT YOU ACCESS REMOTELY FROM A COMPUTER
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HOST NODE
Definition
ANY COMPUTER DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO A NETWORK
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HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE(HTML)
Definition
A TEXT BASED PROGRAM PERMITTED PAGES TO BE LINKED THROUGH FORMATTING PROCESS
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HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL(HTTP)
Definition
DEFINES HOW PAGES ARE TRANSMITTED
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INTERNET KEYWORDS
Definition
A SPECIAL SEARCH FEATURE THAT MAKES IT EASY FOR YOU TO LOCATE QUICKLY YOUR DESIRED INFORMATION
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INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER(ISP)
Definition
A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES CONNECTIONS FOR A FEE
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INTEROPERABILITY
Definition
THE ABILITY OF ALL BRANDS,MODELS AND MAKES OF COMPUTERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER
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LOCATION BAR
Definition
PART OF THE BROWSER WINDOW;CONTAINS THE (URL),OR ADRESS OF ACTIVE WEB PAGE
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NETWATCH
Definition
PROVIDE SOME CRONTROL OVER WHAT CONTENT CAN BE VIEWED ON THE INTERNET
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ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDER (OSP)
Definition
LARGE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANY PROVIDING AN ONLINE INTERNET SERVICE
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PROTOCOL
Definition
A STANDARD FORMAT FOR TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN TWO DEVICES
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TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL AND INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP)
Definition
THE AGREED UPON INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA. THE TCP PROTOCOL ENABLES TWO HOST COMPUTERS TO ESTABLISH A CONNECTION AND EXCHANGE DATA
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UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL)
Definition
A WEB PAGE ADDRESS
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WEB PAGE
Definition
AN ORDINARY TEXT PAGE THAT IS CODED WITH HTML MARKUP TAGS AND THEN DISPLAYED WITHIN A BROWSER
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WORLD WIDE WEB
Definition
A SUBSET OR AN APPLICATION THAT MAKES USE OF THE INTERNET
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