Any file linked to an email message is an attachment. 

Browser

A browser is a software program that allows you to view and interact with various kinds of Internet resources available on the World Wide Web. A browser is commonly called a web browser. 

Closing a program

Clicking on the X in the top right corner of the window to exit the current program 

Cookies

A collection of information, usually including a username and the current date and time, stored on the local computer of a person using the World Wide Web, used chiefly by Web sites to identify users who have previously registered or visited the site.
 

A group of e-mail addresses under one group name 

Downloading

Downloading is the method by which users access and save or "pull down" software or 
other files to their own computers from a remote computer, usually via a modem. 

E-mail

Short for electronic mail, e-mail consists of messages, often just text, sent from one 
user to another via a network. E-mail can also be sent automatically to a number of 
addresses. 

File extension

In filenames, the group of letters after the period is called the file extension. For example, if the filename is command.com, the extension is .com. Other extensions: .gif, .doc, html, .jpeg, .xls, .ppt 

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Frame

A section of a browser window 

Home Page

Also referred to as a web page, the home page is the starting point of a Web 
presentation. It is a sort of table of contents for what is at the website, offering direct 
links to the different parts of the site. 

HTML

An acronym for Hypertext Markup Language, HTML is the computer language 
used to create hypertext documents. HTML uses a finite list of tags that describe the 
general structure of various kinds of documents linked together on the World 
Wide Web. 

Icon

An icon is a small image, usually a symbol, used to graphically represent a software 
program, file, or function on a computer screen. Icons make it easier to recognize 
and locate these things. 

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Internet Explorer

A computer program that allows you to view web pages, also called a “browser” 

Internet Service Provider

Also called an ISP or access providers, Internet service providers refers to the 
remote computer system to which you connect your personal computer and 
through which you connect to the Internet. Internet service providers that you access by 
modem and telephone line are often called dial-up services. 

Link

A link generally refers to any highlighted words or phrases in a hypertext document 
that allow you to jump to another section of the same document or to another document 
on the World Wide Web. 

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Listserv

The heart of an electronic mailing list, Listserv software automatically subscribes 
and unsubscribes list members and sends copies of every e-mail message to every list 
subscriber. 

Maximize

Clicking on the program icon on the task bar to enlarge the window 

Minimize

Clicking on the line in the top right corner of the window to bring it down to the task bar 

Modem

Short for Modulator/Demodulator, a modem is a device that allows remote computers to 
communicate, to transmit and receive data using telephone lines. 

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Netscape

Founded in 1994 by Jim Clark and Mark Andreessen, Netscape developed the first 
commercially successful web browser, Netscape Navigator. The browser, based 
on the Mosaic software from the National Center for Supercomputing, helped fuel the 
explosive growth of the World Wide Web. Netscape is now owned by America Online 

Real Player

A program that allows the user to access video and audio files streamed over the internet 

Reload/Refresh

A button located on a browser used to update a web page 

Scroll

To move text or graphics up or down or across a display screen as if by unrolling a scroll 

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Search Engine

A search engine is a type of software that creates indexes of databases or Internet 
sites based on the titles of files, keywords, or the full text of files. The search engine has 
an interface that allows you to type what you're looking for into a blank field. It then 
gives you a list of the results of the search. When you use a search engine on the Web, 
the results are presented to you in hypertext, which means you can click on any item in 
the list to get the actual file. 

Server

A server is a computer that handles requests for data, e-mail, file transfers, and 
other network services from other computers (i.e., clients). 

URL

An acronym for Uniform Resource Locator, a URL is the address for a resource or site 
(usually a directory or file) on the World Wide Web and the convention that web 
browsers use for locating files and other remote services. 

Viruses

Usually attaches to files of an e-mail that can damage or charge your computer without your knowledge 

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Window

Any of the areas into which a computer display may be divided and on which distinctly different types of information are displayed 

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