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| Anti Virus | Software that spots and removes computer viruses. |
| Chat Rooms | A place or page on the Web where people can type messages to each other and chat in real time. People often choose to remain anonymous and pick nicknames instead of their real names. |
| Credit Report | Reports that show your credit history. If you bank online, you should be able to obtain these reports. |
| Disclosures | Refers to companies’ practice of making your personal information available to others e.g. Marketing lists. |
| Downloading | Transferring or copying files from one computer to another. |
| Messages sent through a computer to specific groups or individuals. | |
| File Sharing | Accessing files on one computer from a different computer. |
| Filters | Software programs which can classify content on the internet or block access to content. |
| Firewall | Hardware or software programs that keep your files safe by blocking unauthorized access. |
| Hack | To break into a computer system over the internet. |
| Hacker | A person who breaks into a computer system over the internet. |
| Homepage | The first page on a web site which introduces the site and shows how to get around it. |
| Instant Messaging | This application notifies a user when a friend is on line. They communicate by exchanging text messages. |
| Internet Service Provider | A company that sells direct access to the internet e.g Microsoft; Yahoo; AOL. |
| Mailing List | An email list which is made up of users who share a particular area of interest. Mailing lists can be either publicly or privately maintained and can be monitored or unmonitored. |
| Pop Ups | Unsolicited adverts that suddenly appear. |
| Privacy Statement | Description of the personal information collected by the site, how this will be used, with whom it will be shared and whether or not you can control how it is being used. |
| Spam | Junk email which is sent to a large number of users to promote products or services. |
| Spammers | People who send unsolicited email over the internet. |
| Software | Systems software such as Windows operates the computer itself. Applications software such as word processing programs allow you to work on the computer. |
| Virus | A program that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge. |
| Web Browser | A program that allows you to find, view, hear and interact with material on the web e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer. |