1. BCT Section 2.03 & 2.04 Terms
Internet & Web Browsers
1. HTML Hyper text mark up language. Used to tag the elements
of a hyper text document
2. Address Bar The space on a web browser screen in witch the site
address is displayed
3. Scroll Bar A widget used in graphical user interfaces and used to
show and control witch portion of the document is
visible in the window
4. Menu Bar A permanently displayed menu horizontally across the
window
5. Auto complete A software feature that automatically fills in the rest of
the web site address or e-mail address based on
previously used computers
6. E-Mail A system for sending messages to one individual to
another
7. Web Browser Software program that you use to retrieve documents
from the world wide web and display them in readable
format
8. Search Engine A program that helps you locate information on the
computer
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 It is a symbol
11. TCP/IP A communication protocol for networks
12. Boolean Search A query using the Boolean operators, AND, OR,
and NOT, and parentheses to construct a complex
condition from simpler criteria.
13. Go Button Connects you to address displayed in the Address bar.
Document Window displays the active Web Page
14. Multimedia The combined use of several media, as sound and full-
motion video in computer applications.
15. Domain Name used as an Internet address to identify the location of
particular Web pages
16. Mailing List a list of addresses to which mail, esp. advertisements,
can be sent
17. Browser Extensions Built into browser tools and resources to make the
browsing experience more efficient

2. 18. 5 Keys to a Good Browser 1. Speed
2. Security
3. Reliability
4. Extensions
5. Ease of Use
19. Buddy List You specify your list of friends and even tell when they
are online.
20. Autocorrect an automatic feature in software that corrects common
spelling and capitalization errors,
21. URL Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying
addresses on the Internet.
22. ARPANET A computer system that could still communicate and
work with anyone even in a disaster
24. ISP Internet service provider: a company that offers access
to the Internet and to e-mail, usually for a monthly fee.
24. Inbox & Outbox An electronic folder for incoming e-mails or text
messages-inbox. An electronic folder for outgoing e-
mails or text messages-outbox.