Flocabulary: What is the internet and internet safety

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Network

a connected system of computers and machines that allows information to be shared.

Request

a direction to a computer or machine to give information or do an task.

Internet

a global computer network. It links together millions of computers and smaller computer networks, and allows for information, communication, retail and many other functions.

Pop-up

a message or window that often advertises something and appears over other windows on a computer.

Email

a message sent electronically between computers or devices.

Web

a part of the internet made of documents linked to one another.

Virus

a program designed to harm a computer, destroying data and files.

Password

a secret series of letters and numbers that is needed to access a computer or program.

Attachment

a separate file sent with an email.

Username

a series of letters and numbers that identifies the person using a computer or network and gives them access.

Website

a set of connected pages, like a home page, on the World Wide Web that are usually maintained by a single individual or organization.

IP Address

a string of numbers that identifies a computer, a network or another device on the internet.

Computer

an electronic device for processing, storing, and displaying data at high speeds.

Device

an invention that does a particular thing.

Transmit

broadcast or send (such as an electronic signal).

Online

connected to a network.

Access

freedom or permission to enter, speak with or use.

Private

not meant for the public; personal or secret.

Communicate

to make known; to give or exchange information.


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