Glossary

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 * FTP** - (File Transfer Protocol) - A way of transferring files over the Internet from one computer to another.
 * HTML**(Hypertext Markup Language) - The coded format language used for creating hypertext documents on the World Wide Web and controlling how Web pages appear.


 * HTTP** (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - The standard language that computers connected to the World Wide Web use to communicate with each other.


 * Hyperlink** - An image or portion of text on a Web page that is linked to another Web page, either on the same site or in another Web site. Clicking on the link will take the user to another Web page, or to another place on the same page.


 * Phishing** - An identity theft scam in which criminals send out spam that imitates the look and language of legitimate correspondence from e-commerce sites. The fake messages generally link to Web sites which are similarly faked to look like the sites of the respected companies. On the sites, you are directed to enter your personal information for authentication or confirmation purposes. The information, when submitted, however, goes to the thieves, not to the "spoofed" company.


 * URL** - (Uniform Resource Locator) - The World Wide Web address of a site on the Internet.


 * WWW** - The World Wide Web.