| There are various terms that everybody just expects | | | | media, users might ask you for an Avator. This is a |
| you to know about, but never explains. "404 Error" is | | | | picture or image to represent a person in an online |
| one of them. This term generally pops up in your | | | | environment. If you visit a forum or site often, you will |
| Internet explorer. The "404 Error" means the web | | | | notice when you start typing the URL in, that the |
| page you are trying to access either doesn't exist or is | | | | explorer will remember the rest of the address for |
| unavailable at the URL address you gave. | | | | you. |
| URL is also another term that no one generally | | | | This is due to the cache, which is a temporary storage |
| explains. It is an abbreviation for Universal Resource | | | | system for computers. PCs store frequently or |
| Locator. It would be like a postal address for computer | | | | recently used data in the cache, which is either in the |
| or friend, except it is used on the Internet. All web | | | | memory or on your hard drive. A File Server is a type |
| addresses are URL's. Another abbreviated term is | | | | of computer that is shared on a network. It is there to |
| ADSL. This stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber | | | | provide files and other services to the rest of the |
| Line. | | | | computer on the network. It is often just called a |
| It is a way to connect your PC up to the Internet, via a | | | | Server. |
| telephone line. This is known as Ethernet office | | | | E-commerce is a term used to describe business that |
| network technology, as opposed to an ordinary | | | | is conducted over the Internet. Encrypting is a term for |
| modem connection. There are thousands of | | | | when data is coded to prevent hackers, spammers |
| abbreviations when chatting online, such as LOL | | | | and other threats when information is transmitted over |
| standing for Laugh Out Loud. BRB stands for Be Right | | | | the Internet. An example would be when you give a |
| Back, and BTW is for By the Way. | | | | company your credit card details to buy something |
| In chat rooms, forums or any other type of social | | | | online. A good website would encode your details. |