GLOSSARY

Address BarThe space on the top of your browser that lets you type in the place a website is located, or its address, and takes you there. When you browse to a website you can look in the address bar to see its address.

 

Back ButtonUsually on the upper left of your browser menu. It can look something like this . Look around up there. You'll find it! You can use it to go back to the page you were at last.

 

BrowseWhat you do when you explore the internet. (And you thought you were just looking!)

 

BrowserA software program that lets you see and hear (explore) what's on the web. Some examples of browsers are Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

 

DomainThe part of an Internet address that identifies where a person’s (or company's) account is found on the internet. This is the place which holds their web pages as well as any email addresses that this person(s) or company uses.

 

http://Stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It tells computers how they should be talking to one another. You'll notice that most addresses of web pages usually begin with http:// .

 

HTMLHyper Text Markup Language. This is a type of language that computer programmers use to create web pages.

 

iconA little picture on your screen that you can click on with your mouse. An icon can represent a file, program, a device (like a printer), or tool. It will often open up a new screen that connects (links) it to one of the items I told you about above.

 

InternetA bunch of computers all over the globe that are hooked up to one another. They can talk to one another and exchange information. It is the biggest computer network in the world, reaching millions of people. The Internet has an incredible amount of information that you can access with a modem or through other types of connections from your home, office, or school. (New ways of connecting to the internet are being introduced every day.) The World Wide Web itself grows by leaps and bounds every single day! The Internet never sleeps!

 

KeywordsSome words that you would use in order to find information on what you are looking for. (Example: if you were looking for Bugs Bunny, you might type "Bugs Bunny", "Cartoons" or "Warner Brothers", cartoon characters.) The "s make sure those words definitely have something do with what you are looking for. Cartoon characters not in "s can be ANY cartoon character, not just Bugs Bunny or anything that might have to do with cartoon characters (making them, drawing them, etc,)

 

linkA link is usually underlined, a different color, or an icon (picture) which leads you to another web page or website. A link can also be called a hyperlink.

 

Search BarThe place where you would use some keywords in order to help the search engine find what you are looking for.

 

Search Enginea website where there is software running on it which helps you find the information that you are searching for.

 

URLUniform Resource Locator. This is the address of a website or web page. It's like your street address or telephone number which connects you to where you want to be. A URL usually begins with http://www.(whatever the domain name is).com.

 

WebsiteThe place on the internet where you can go to for information or pleasure. Many websites offer such things for "Web Surfers" as: online dictionaries, game sites, shopping sites, educational sites, etc.

 

Web SurferA person who explores the web.

 

YahooligansA search engine. The place to be if you're a kid looking for all kinds of cool stuff, games and information for school.