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| BB's - bulletin board |
| CD-ROM - CD Read Only Memory |
| DVD - Digital Versatile Discs store up to 4.5Gb of information |
| email - (electronic mail) a way of sending & receiving messages |
| Freeware - software that is available to download from the internet and is completely free |
| Harddrive - a server of magnetized metal disk platters read by a small arm that passes over them, like a record player, you can hear them spinning. This is where all your data and programs are stored. |
| Hardware - equipment used to run software |
| HTML - Hypertext Markup Language |
| IP - Internet Protocol |
| ISP - (Internet Service Provider) the company that you get the internet through |
| MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
| Network - group of computers that are linked together in a way that users can exchange and share information |
| Program - a set of instructions that makes a computer work in a certain way (software) |
| RAM - (Random Access Memory) memory used to temporarily store the files and programs you are working on |
| ROM - (Read Only Memory) holds basic details about the computer and a small self-test program that runs every time you switch on the computer |
| Router - connects 2 or more IP networks |
| Shareware - software that is free for a limited period, usually 30 days, or costs a very low amount (under $20) |
| TCP - Transmission Central Protocol |
| URL - Uniform Resources Location- address on the internet |
| WWW - World Wide Web |
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