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Internet: An inter-networking of computers from around the world.
ISP: Internet Service Provider. A company that provides you
with an Internet connection.
Internet Connection: A telephone number you dial to connect
your computer to the Internet.
Browser: A piece of software that allows you to view the
world wide web. The browser (aka viewer) takes downloaded
computer information and converts it into a "webpage". The most
popular browsers are Netscape and Microsoft Explorer.
Webpage: A "computer page" that may contain text, photos,
graphics, sound and other multimedia. The computer language name is HTML.
Homepage: The homepage is the first webpage people see when
they come to your website.
Website: A collection of webpages.
URL: An Internet address (such as http://philanet.com/).
Search Engine: A website that allows you to search all or
parts of the world wide web for the keywords that you input,
such as, "Philadelphia Region real estate". Some famous search
engines include Yahoo, Alta Vista, Lycos, Webcrawler, HotBot and Excite.
