Globeal connection
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- IP address
- - The official, numerical address of a web page, written in numbers
- RAM
- The memory in a computer that essentially runs the programs. It loses its memory if the power is shut off.
- Megabyte
- 1 million bytes
- Web site
- A collection of web pages that is usually accessed through the Home Page and shares a common theme or topic.
- Hard disk
- The primary device that a computer uses to store information and programs. This is sometimes referred to as the Hard Drive or your C Drive.
- FAQs
- A common help feature on websites; stands for Frequently Asked Questions
- Hom page
- - The main, first page of a site. This is usually where you go to find the main index for the site.
- Link
- On a web page, this is an area within an image, drawing, graphic or text, that when clicked, will take you to another web page.
- software
- The set of electronic instructions that tells a computer what to do; sometimes called computer programs.
- Kilobyte
- 1,024 bytes rounded to 1,000
- ROM
- The type of memory used to store programs and data. It retains its memory even after the power is turned off.
- JPG
- - A higher quality, more compressed image filename extension
- GIF
- - The image filename extension that stands for Graphics Interchange Format.
- File name extention
- The three-letter ending on a computer file that tells you what type or kind of file it is.
- HTML
- The code, or language used to write web pages.
- CPU
- Often called the "brain" of the computer, this is the main processor of information in a computer.
- Web browser
- The computer term for the software program that is used to display web pages and allows you to move from page to page.
- Terabyte
- 1 trillion bytes
- Motherboard
- The main circuit board of a computer. It holds all the electronic computer components together inside your computer. The hard drive, memory, fan, and CPU are all attached to the motherboard.
- Http
- The abbreviation for the formal set of rules that a web browser uses to format and transfer web pages across the Internet.
- Eye candy
- Eye catching and flashy graphics on a web page
- Opperating system
- The main program on a computer that runs the entire computer system, for example, Windows, MacIntosh, DOS
- Thumbnail
- A small version of a graphic that serves as a link to the full sized image.
- Hardware
- A term used to describe the parts of a computer you can touch. It's the actual computer equipment.
- Bit
- The smallest unit of computer information represented by a 0 or a 1
- Byte
- 8 bit long
- web page
- A single document written in HTML.
- Megaherts
- The speed at which microprocessors are measured, abbreviated as MHz.
- Gigabyte
- 1 billion bytes
- URL
- The location or simple address of a web page in letters.
- Domain name
- The name of the server, or host computer where a web page is posted. It is amazon.com in this address http://www.amazon.com