Internet Terms #2
1. internet filter-a term for software designed and optimized for controlling what content is permitted to a reader
2. download-to receive data to a local system from a remote system
3. File transfer protocol-used to exchange and manipulate files over a TCP/IP based network , such a internet
4. home page-the url or local file that automatically loads when a web browser starts or when the brower’s “home” button is pressed
5. plug-in-an auxiliary computer program
6. search engine-a tool designed to search for information on the world wide web
7. internet service provider-a company that offers its customers access to the internet
8. web site-a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are addressed with a common domain name
9. webmaster-a person responsible for maintaining a website(s)
10. worm-computer code planted illegally in a software program so as to destroy data in any system that downloads the program, as by reformatting the hard disk