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- 1. BCT Section 2.03 & 2.04 Terms Internet & Web Browsers 1. HTML A series of tags that are integrated into text documents and describes how the text should be formatted when a Web browser displays it on the screen. 2. Address Bar Contains the URL or address of the active Web page. Also where you type the location for the Web page you want to visit. 3. Scoll Bar Vertical and horizontal scroll bars; lets you scroll vertically and horizontally if the Web page is too long or too wide to fit within one screen 4. Menu Bar • A horizontal menu that appears on top of a window. • Provides a selection of options related to the Web page. 5. Autocomplete It’s a feature provided by many web browsers, e-mail programs, source code editors, database query tools, word processors 6. E-Mail You have a message, an address, & a carrier that figures out how to get it from one location to another. 2. Email is used to stay in touch with family and friends, conduct business, and send attachments such as text & image files. 7. Web Browser Software program that you use to retrieve documents from the World Wide Web & display them in a readable format. 8. Search Engine A tool that lets you find Web pages that match a particular word or phrase. Examples of search engines 9. Access Indicator A small picture in the upper right corner of the browser; when animated, it means your browser is accessing data from a remote computer. 10. Wildcard Search The * symbol, called an asterisk, is considered a wildcard character. Used if you don’t know the spelling of a word • Example: N*Ryan to search for Nolan Ryan Used to search plurals or variations of words. 11. TCP/IP transmission control protocol/internet protocol: a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s 12. Boolean Search Boolean logic consists of Logical Operators • AND • NOT
- 2. • OR 13. Go Button Connects you to address displayed in the Address bar. Document Window displays the active Web Page 14. Multimedia transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) 15. Domain Name strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet; 16. Mailing List A group of people with a shared interest. Their email addresses are collected into a group, and this group is identified by a single name. When a message is sent to the group, everyone on the list receives that message. 17. Browser Extensions Built into Browser tools and resources to make the browsing experience more efficient 18. 5 Keys to a Good Browser • Google • Bing • Ask • Yahoo • Excite 19. Buddy List • You specify your list of friends and even tell when they are online. • Examples are ICQ & AOL Messenger 20. Autocorrect Text replacement, Replace as you type or AutoCorrect is a software function commonly found in word processors such as Microsoft Word 21. URL the address of a web page on the world wide web 22. ARPANET Arpanet is one of the pseudonyms of Detroit Techno producer Gerald Donald. It was named after ARPANET, one of the precursors to the internet. 24. ISP An Internet service provider (ISP), also sometimes referred to as an Internet access provider (IAP), is a company that offers its customers access ... 24. Inbox & Outbox Inbox- Electronic mail, often abbreviated as email, email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages Outbox- Electronic mail, often abbreviated as email, e.mail or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages.