Internet

 
blog: a person's own web page.
bookmark: a site you save.

 On Google Chrome, click the gold start to bookmark a site.
 

 On Firefox, click the grey star to bookmark a site.



browser: a free program you use to "travel" or "surf" the internet.

  
click: push down on your computer mouse or on the touch pad.

 



cursor: the little black arrow on your computer screen. 


download: to get a program from the internet on your computer. Some downloads are free. Some you pay for.


e-commerce: buying and selling things on the internet.

 
e-mail: A program to send letters from one computer to another.


FAQ: Frequently (often) Asked Questions

flash: a small machine to let you take things from one computer and put them on another computer. [see photo above]

internet: a system to connect computers around the world to each other and to information.
link: a web page.

 
loading: a page on the internet is opening slowly. You say, "Wait please, the page is loading."




log in (sign in): information you give some websites to use them. 
1) Type your name and password.
2) Click "sign in".
3) If you do not know your password, click "forgot password".

online: you are using the internet. You are on the internet.

password: a secret word you choose and use to open up some sites on the internet.

 

register: the information you give a web site so you can use the site.



 
search: to use a "search program" (Google or Yahoo) to look up information. Click HERE to use Google search.


 

texting: typing and sending a short message by computer or cell phone.



URL: Every internet page has an address. The address is called a URL. Here is the URL for this web site:
 

website: a website is a place on the internet that has information for you to use. You are using a website now.































 

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