1. Vocabulary 3 Internet Vocabulary

2. internet A system that connects billions of computers around the world.

3. online On the internet, looking at a website

4. Web site Many pages made by one person or company and linked together

5. Web page ONE page on the internet with information and links to other pages.

6. link Words you can click on to open another page

7. home page The first/main page for a website.

8. Text box A white box in which you can type one line of text (a couple of words)

9. Text area A white box in which you can type several/many lines of text

10. Drop down box A text box with an arrow at the end; click on it to see a list of choices

11. back The icon that takes you to the last page you looked at

12. browser The program you use to open the internet (Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are the most common ones)

13. search To look for information

14. Search engine A web site that searches the internet for information you want

15. URL Website address

16. Sound icon The icon that takes you to volume control and mute

17. zoom to increase or decrease the size of the text and images on your screen

18. version A copy of something that is slightly different from the original. You get updates for software (and apps on your phone) because companies improve their products and want you to replace the old ______________ with the new ____________.