INTERNET TERMS

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WEB BROWSER

A web browser is a software application which allows a user to display and interact with text images videos music games and other information. Typically location on a web page.

Examples: Firefox Camino Safari

WEBSITE DOMAIN

.edu. Is an educational website .mil is an military website .com is a commercial website

A WEBSITE IS SECURE IF…

If a website has an interactive lock, or the url begins with http: then the website is generally secure.

INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE

You can verify where the information on a website originated from by looking at the authors name, the date of creation, and the copyright on the website.

FTP AND HTTP

Http is hypertext transfer protocol, transfers hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

Ftp is file transfer protocol, it transfers data from one computer to another

ONLINE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL Do not give out passwords Do not arrange to meet them in person Do not give out credit card information Do not give out social security numbers