Adobe makes imaging software. Their product called Acrobat Reader was the first and is the easiest to use maker of consistent format for documents on the web. It reads files that other programs cannot usually read in pdf format.

A program that allows a user to find, view, hear, and interact with material on the World Wide Web. Two popular browsers are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer.

The name given to a place or page in a Web site or online service where people chat with each other by typing messages that are displayed almost instantly on the screens of others in the chatroom.

Domain names are the alphabetic names used to refer to websites on the Internet. A website address, including a suffix such as .com, .org, .gov, or .edu will usually help identify what type of organization is hosting the site.

To transfer (copy) files from one computer to another. Downloading allows you to view material on a website.

Electronic Mail. Messages sent through an electronic (computer) network to specific groups or individuals. E-mail addresses include the @ symbol, such as soapbox@bellsouth.net.

Software that screens information on the Internet and classifies its content. Some allows the user to block access to certain kinds of content.

Hardware or software that secures computer files by blocking unauthorized access.

The first page on a website, which introduces the site and provides the means of navigation through the site.

The standard language that computers connected to the World Wide Web use to communicate with each other. Example: http://www.protecteverychild.org connects your computer with this website.

Technology similar to that of chat rooms, which notifies a user when a friend is online, allowing them to converse by exchanging test messages.

Location of your computer on the massive network of the Internet.

A company that sells direct access to the Internet, most often through dialing a local phone number.

A word, phrase, or image highlighted in a document to act as a navigation aid to related information. Links may be indicated with an underline, color contrast, or a border.

Discussion groups on the Internet. May be classified by subject matter, example health, pets, or hobbies, and do not necessarily deal with journalism or news. Participants conduct discussions by posting messages.

Portable Document Format

Internet programs that allow users to access each other's computer files. Usually used to share music, images and video.

Sexually explicit material intended primarily to arouse the reader, viewer or listener. The Supreme Court has said there are four categories of pornography that can be determined illegal. This includes: indecency, material harmful to minors, obscenity, and child pornography.

A Web site's official statement on the type of information collected on a site, how the information will be used, how the person can access this data and the steps for having the data removed. A privacy statement will also usually include information regarding systems that are in place to protect the information of web site visitors.

A tool that enables users to locate information on the World Wide Web. They use keywords entered by users to find web sites containing that information. Check for those designed for children.

A computer program, which when installed, provides the instructions which enable the computer hardware to work.

Unsolicited junk email sent to large numbers of people to promote products or services. Sexually explicit unsolicited email is called porn spam. Also refers to inappropriate promotional or commercial postings to discussion groups or bulletin boards.

To search for information on the web in a random way.

The World Wide Web address of a site on the internet. The URL for Protect Every Child, for example, is http://www.protecteverychild.org.

Computer programs written by devious programmers to replicate themselves, infecting computers when triggered by opening a file they are attached to. These files contain macro instructions that can be repeated; ex: by sending infected email.

The person responsible for administering a website.

A collection of pages or files linked together and available on the World Wide Web. Websites are provided by companies, organizations and individuals.

The World Wide Web.