Curriculum Strands - The Student as Researcher - Vocabulary

Internet

access policy
AppleTalk
back
baud
bookmark
browser
cache
client
commercial provider (AOL/Prodigy/CompuServe)
DNS (domain name server)
domain names
Ethernet
EtherTalk
fiber optic
file name extensions
home
hot spot
hub
images
interactive gaming
Internet
Internet programs (Gopher, Veronica, Archie, FTP, Telnet)
Intranet
IP address (Internet Protocol)
ISDN
JAVA
LAN (Local Area Network) link
modem
Net Search
Networking
open
patch cable
PPP (Point to Point Protocol)
provider
reload
router
search engine
server
SLIP (Serial Link Internet Protocol)
T1/T3/OS3
TCP/IP
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
WAIS (Wide Area Information Server)
WAN (Wide Area Network)
web site
WWW (World Wide Web)

CD-ROM and Video Disc

directory/table of contents
frame
chapter
audio channel
pause
speed