Internet Terms 6th Grade

Hardware that connects a computer to the Internet with a cable

• Modem

• Router

• Cookie

• Firewall

A piece of hardware that connects several computers to the same Internet connection

• Modem

• URL

• Cookie

• Router

The rate at which information travels through an Internet connection, usually measured in megabytes per second

• URL

• Router

• Bandwidth

• Modem

A security system on your computer that blocks hackers, viruses and other threats to your computer

• Cookie

• Firewall

• Router

• Modem

A piece of information about your visit to a website that is stored on your computer. It is information about your preferences on the site, such as the language

• Spyware

• URL

• Cookie

• Firewall

To copy a file from a server to a computer via the Internet

• Spyware

• Browser

• Download

• Upload

To send information from you computer to another computer. It is the opposite of downloading

• Downloading

• Uploading

• Cookie

• Firewall

Unwanted emails

• Bandwidth

• Browser

• URL

• Spam

A brogram that is used to browse the web

• Spyware

• Upload

• Download

• Browser

Software that collects information about you without your knowledge. The informaiton is sent to the person who wrote the program.

• Firewall

• Spyware

• Spam

• Cookie