Below are some key words and phrases that will help us speak the language of the Internet. Even though you think you know them all, be sure that you can really define them.
Directions for assignment
1. Open a new Word document and type in the header as you have been taught.
2. Do a Save As and title the document "Internet Words."
3. Type the Internet vocabulary words in bold type just the way you see them below. Don't forget to number them and be careful to spell each word or phrase correctly. All words should be justified to the left margin.
4. Under each vocabulary word, correctly type the definition of the word or term.
5. Print out the completed list.
1. Address/URL
The place where a Web site lives on the Internet.
2. Address bar/Location bar
The space on the top of your Internet screen where you type in a Web address.
3. Browser
The software program that lets you view what's on the Internet.
Examples: Internet Explorer and Firefox
4. Home page
The first page of a Web site OR
The page that appears when you open your browser.
5. Password
The top secret word that let's you into your computer, OR your e-mail, OR sites for members only.
6. Refresh
The button you click on to reload the Web page you have been using. This updates the information on the page.
7. Search engine
An online program designed to search for information on the World Wide Web.
8. Bookmark/Favorites
The way you save the address to a Web site so you can get back to it quickly without typing in the address again.
9. Link
Text or image you can click on to open a new page.
10. Back button
The button you click on to return to the Web page you just left.
11. Cyberspace
The invisible space that connects all the computer networks in the world.
12. Surfing the Internet
Exploring the Internet by going from place to place without having a specific destination in mind.
13. Internet
The huge computer network that allows computers all over the world to communicate with each other.
14. Cookie
A short line of text that a web site puts in your computer when you access that site.
After you finish typing the vocabulary words and definitions, explore the web sites below and complete the form that you will be given for this part of the assignment. Refer to the defintions you just completed if you need help answering some of the questions.
Educational Web sites- be sure you scroll all the way down the page to see all the topics you can explore.
Web search for students
Another search site for students
