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1. -A website is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are addressed relative to a common Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

2. Webpage - A or webpage is a document or resource accessed through a . When WebPages are stored in a common directory they become a website.

3. - A web search engine is designed to search for information on the . The search results are presented in a list and are commonly called hits. The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other types of files.

4. Hosting company - a service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a they own for use by their clients as well as providing connectivity.

5. Feed - A (or news feed) is a data format used for providing users with frequently updated content.

6. Keyword - words that Web surfers use to conduct a search in a search engine. A keyword can consist of a single word, such as "bicycles" or an entire phrase, like "ten speed mountain bikes".

7. HTML - HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language HTML is not a , it is a markup language A markup language is a set of markup tags HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages

8. Hypertext - Hypertext is text displayed on a computer or other electronic device with references () to other text that the reader can immediately access

9. Page source - Also known as "source" and "document source," it is the HTML code (source code) of a Web page (HTML document).

10. Virus - A virus is a small piece of that piggybacks on real programs.

11. Keylogger / Trojan - A Trojan horse is simply a computer program. The program claims to do one thing (it may claim to be a game) but instead does damage when you run it

12. Worm - A worm is a small piece of software that uses computer networks and security holes to replicate itself. A copy of the worm scans the network for another machine that has a specific security hole. It copies itself to the new machine using the security hole, and then starts replicating from there, as well.

13. - for malicious software, is software designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owner's informed consent.

14. Bit Torrent -Free, open source file-sharing application effective for distributing very large software and media files

15. Spyware - software that "spies" on your computer Spyware can capture information like Web browsing habits, e-mail , usernames and passwords, and credit card information. If left unchecked, the software can transmit this data to another person's computer over the Internet.

16. Algorithm - a finite sequence of instructions for completing a task. Algorithms are essential to the way computers process information. Many computer programs contain algorithms that specify the specific instructions a computer should perform (in a specific order) to carry out a specified task

17. - is any small application that performs one specific task; sometimes running within the context of a larger program, perhaps as a plugin

18. Volatile and non volatile memory is computer memory that can retain the stored information even when not powered. non- volatile memory is typically used for the task of secondary storage includes read-only memory, flash memory, most types of magnetic computer storage devices volatile storage, is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information 19. WAN -"Wide Area Network." It is similar to a Local Area Network (LAN), but it's a lot bigger. WANs are not limited to a single location. Many WAN’s span long distances via telephone lines, fiber-optic cables, or satellite links. They can also be composed of smaller LANs that are interconnected.

20. VoIP "Voice Over Internet Protocol," and is often pronounced "VoIP." VoIP is basically a telephone connection over the Internet. The data is sent digitally, using the Internet Protocol (IP) instead of analog telephone lines. This allows people to talk to one another long-distance and around the world without having to pay long distance or international phone charges.