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used to mark the address and title of a favorite site so it can be easily selected in the future.  \nbulletin boards Public areas on the Internet, usually devoted to specific subjects.  \nchat room A location on the Internet where you have a typed conversation with someone else, like a typed telephone exchange.  \ncommunications software Computer programs for communicating on the Internet.  \ncyberspace A word coined by science fiction writer William Gibson to describe the world inside a computer network.  \ndomain name The name assigned to a specific  \nWeb site.  \ndomain name extension The last letters of a domain name that give a clue to what type of organization owns a site, such as .gov for government.  \ndownload To transfer information from the Internet into your computer.  \ne-commerce Electronic commerce, or business conducted over the Internet.  \ne-mail Short for electronic mail, the most popular means of communication on the Internet.  \nemoticons Internet expressions and abbreviations used to convey a message, such as : ) for smile and lol for laughing out loud.  \nfiltering software Software designed to prevent access to sites predetermined to be inappropriate.  \nflaming An Internet term for sending rude or insulting messages.  \ngo menu A tool which lists the recent sites visited by someone on the Internet.  \nhistory folder A folder that displays a record of Web site searches.  \nInternet Glossary  \nhyper links Electronic cross-references which consist of specially designated words or images that, when selected, take your Web browser to a new Website or to a different page of the current site.  \nInternet A giant, worldwide network of interconnected computers.  \nInternet Service Provider (ISP) A service, such as America Online, that provides access to the Internet, usually for a monthly fee.  \nlistserv An automatic, free mailing list that forwards messages on a certain topic to its subscribers.  \nmailing list A collection of e-mail addresses all grouped under a certain name.  \nmodem A device that converts the signal from your computer into a message that is able to travel over phone lines and into another computer.  \nnetiquette Appropriate behavior when using the Internet.  \nnewsgroups Public areas on the Internet, usually devoted to specific subjects.  \npassphrase A means of identifying a user by a series of letters and numbers which only the user knows and which is more secure than a password.  \npassword A means of uniquely identifying a user by a name or word.  \nplug-ins Software programs, also known as helper applications, that permit access to certain Web sites or allow you to download and use specific types of files.  \nprocessor speed The rate at which a computer can turn data into information that you can recognize.  \nCopyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Internet Activities 75  \nprotocol An agreed-upon language computers need to use to communicate.  \nsearch engine A kind of card catalog for all the Web sites on the Internet.  \nsoftware Computer programs.  \nspam Junk mail sent over the Internet, or junk e-mail.  \nUniform Resource Locator (URL) A typed address for a Web site, usually starting with [http://](http://) .  \nvirus A small program that replicates itself throughout your computer files, causing damage to files and to computer hardware.  \nWeb browser The actual program used to view information and Web sites on the WorldWide Web, such as Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator.  \nWeb site A location you can visit on the Internet.  \nWorldWide Web The data found on the Internet, as opposed to the Internet itself.  \n76 Internet Activities Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 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