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To save files to a CD or USB drive so that they are kept in more than one place.
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A service (such as a website) that you can use to back up your data so that it is kept safe.
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The amount of data that can be carried per second by your internet connection. Usually measured in kilobytes per second (kBps).
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A rectangular shaped advert or heading normally at the top of a web page. On the WebWise website, this includes our logo, tagline and the illustrations directly to the right of these.
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The speed at which your modem can transmit and receive information. Nowadays it's more usual to use the term bps (bits per second) or Bps (bytes per second).
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A system for posting messages so other people on a message board can read them and reply, which you access by phoning the BBS and connecting using special software. This system is not commonly used any more.
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Blind Carbon Copy. The Bcc box allows you to send an e-mail to more than one person but their e-mail addresses are hidden from other recipients.
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A social networking website popular with teens and young people, where people can meet online and share photos and videos.
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The man credited with creating the internet in its current form. He is the founder and director of several organisations which oversee the development of the internet.
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A software program (or website) that hasn't been tested enough to be on general public release. When you use it the company will use your experience of bugs to iron out the product's problems.
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BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer. Software running on the BBC website to help blind and visually impaired people. On most BBC pages it's on the top left hand side (click on 'text only').
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A format used to save images. The file contains a colour value for each pixel in a picture. Bitmap files tend to be very large, and it is often better to save images as GIFs or JPGs.
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Also 'bits per second (bps)' - the speed at which information in a file is read by a specific piece of hardware. A 'high bitrate' file will contain more detailed data but will take longer to be processed.
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A company, but also a relatively fast method of transferring files across the internet by connecting to multiple computers all sharing the same file (which has been broken down into lots of smaller parts).
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Short for 'weblog', a blog is an online personal diary with thoughts and opinions on life as well as links to other websites the author likes.
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Someone who writes for or owns a blog.
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Writing an online diary with personal thoughts and opinions.
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A wireless network which can be used to transfer data (like photos and videos) between mobile phones over very short distances.
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Much like DVD, a type of disc that can hold files (like films and music) - but Blu-ray disks can hold up to ten times more information than a standard DVD.
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Stands for 'bitmap' - a type of image file. Bitmap images can be very large, and it is often better to save images as jpgs or gifs.
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A web link you have saved to your browser that you can easily get to that web page again without having to type in the whole address or use a search engine.
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Language you can use to refine search results - so, 'cats AND dogs' will bring up links to pages referring to both of these animals, but 'cats NOT dogs' will bring up pages about cats which don't mention dogs.
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Also 'robot' - a piece of software that runs throughout the internet doing specific tasks, such as looking for information about web pages.
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Also 'bitrate' - the speed at which information in a file is read by a specific piece of hardware. A 'high bitrate' file will contain more detailed data but will take longer to be processed.
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A permanent high-speed internet connection. It receives digital information about 100 times faster than an old dial up modem and is always on.
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A company which provides a broadband connection to the internet.
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A software program that allows you to view files (including web pages, PDFs, images, video and audio) over the internet. It is likely that you are viewing this text as part of a web page file on the internet via your browser right now.
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Settings which allow you to change how your browser works, including how it displays files and how it connects to the internet.
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The part of your browser which displays files. The browser window you are currently looking at starts above the BBC banner at the top of this page and ends under the black bar at the bottom of it.
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An internet service provider (ISP) that provides access to the internet.
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An error in a piece of software that stops it from working the way that it should do.
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Different types of software sold together as one package. This may also be called a 'suite' of software. Examples of this include Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite (CS).
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To save ('write') files to a CD or DVD using your computer.
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One of the smallest units data can be measured in. Usually, a byte consists of eight 'bits'. A byte is generally measured by the amount of data required to save just one character of text.
