Electronic Mail (e-mail): Easy way of sending virtually instantaneous messages between two people on the internet.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML): The computer language that encodes the information on most web pages.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP): Rules governing World Wide Web data exchange that allow for image, text, and audio in web pages.
Instant Messaging (IM): Communication programs that permit direct real-time text messages between parties connected to the internet, like AOL IM www.aim.com and MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.com/.
Internet Service Provider (ISP): Company that provides internet access to individuals, such as AOL www.aol.com and AT&T Worldnet http://www.att.net/.
Mailing Lists: A collection of e-mail addresses that allows one to send questions and comments to the entire group.
Web Address: protocol://host.domain/directory/filename.htm. See Web Pages.
Web pages: Documents posted by individuals on the web, written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
Web surfing: Exploring the World Wide Web.
World Wide Web (WWW): Collection of billions of easily accessible web pages, which include text and pictures.
