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A Microsoft technology that allows small programs to run inside your browser.
Part of your e-mail software where you store details of your friends' and contacts' e-mail addresses so you don't have to remember them!
Another word for Broadband via a phone line, a high-speed internet connection. It receives digital information around 100 times faster than a normal modem and is "always-on".
A form of spyware which installs programs which generate advertising on your computer (often in the form of pop-up windows).
The letters at the start of the "alternative" user-originated newsgroups ranging from alt.bill-gates to alt.yoga
The text which appears when you roll the mouse over a picture. This is the alt tag in HTML and is useful for people who view pages in text-only mode, or who are blind or visually impaired.
One of the original search engines on the internet. It can also search for pictures and has advanced search features.
A technical term used for a link in a web page.
A GIF is a type of image file and when it is animated it might blink, flash or have moving pictures.
Pictures which are combined in a certain way so they appear to move. Cartoons are animations.
If you do not want to show your real name or e-mail address you can create an "anonymous" e-mail account.
Anti-virus software helps protect your computer from viruses.
A small program using the Java language that allows you to do more complicated things on web pages. For example, chat applets let you type in a window for your on-line buddies to read and reply to.
Another word for computer program. For example, Word which is used for creating documents is a word processing application.
The place on a website where you find old articles, stories etc.
A computer code that represents letters as numbers. For example, the letter A is ASCII code 65.
A file which is 'attached' and sent with a standard text e-mail message. Often photographs or word documents are attached to e-mails.
- a picture or cartoon of yourself or a favourite character that you use to represent yourself in games or chat forums on the web.
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