Technology Vocabulary

Hyperlink - Internet - Online – Web Page - Web (or WWW) - Web Browsers - Website

Instructions: Use the dictionary definitions AND the passage below to complete the sentences at the bottom of the page.

Hyperlink: Content on a website which can be“clicked on” with a mouse, which in turn will take a person to another web page or a different area of the same web page.

Internet: A global communications network that is a collaborative effort among educational institutions, government agencies, various commercial and nonprofit organizations and individual users.

Online: A common term used to refer to being connected to the Internet.

Web or World Wide Web (WWW): A global hypertext network that is part of the Internet. It is normally viewed through a web browser.

WebBrowser: An application used to view World Wide Web pages. Firefox and Internet Explorer are examples of web browsers.

Web Page: One page of a document on the World Wide Web. Each web page has its own address called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

Website: A location on the World Wide Web. A website usually contains multiple pages.

Simply, the Internet is a network of networks -- and there are all kinds of networks in all kinds of sizes. You may have a computer network at your work, at your school or even one at your house. These networks are often connected to each other in different configurations, which is how you get groupings such as local area networks(LANs) and regional networks. Your cell phone is also on a network that is considered part of the Internet, as are many of your other electronic devices. And all these separate networks -- added together -- are what constitute the Internet. Even satellites are connected to the Internet.

The Web, (or World Wide Web), on the other hand, is the system we use to access the Internet. The Web isn't the only system out there, but it's the most popular and widely used. (Examples of ways to access the Internet without using HTTP include e-mail and instant messaging.) As mentioned on the previous page, the World Wide Web makes use of hypertext to access the various forms of information available on the world's different networks. This allows people all over the world to share knowledge and opinions. We typically access the Web through browsers, like Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. By using web browsers like these, you can visit various Web sites and view other online content.

So another way to think about it is to say the Internet is composed of the machines, hardware and data; and the World Wide Web is what brings this technology to life.

  1. I use a Web Browser to view pages on the ______.
  1. A Hyperlink lives on a ______.
  1. When I am on the Internet, I am ______.
  1. A Website is a location on the ______.
  1. The Web (or WWW) is part of the ______.
  1. The ______is a network of networks.
  1. When my computer is connected to a global communications network, it is ______
  1. The ______is the system we use to access the Internet
  1. The ______is composed of the machines, hardware and data; and the

______is what brings this technology to life.

  1. We access the ______through ______like

Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

  1. By using ______, you can access a ______.
  1. A ______is located on the Web and usually contains multiple pages.

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