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Glossary

virtual classroom A learning space that Wi-Fi Internet service Wireless access to
exists electronically and is accessed any time the Internet, whether in a home, business, or
of the day by means of digital devices with public space.
an Internet connection.
word processing software Software that
web address A standardized address allows users to quickly and easily compose,
or path to locate documents and other edit, and revise written documents such as
resources on the World Wide Web. Also class notes, outlines, essays, poems, short
known as uniform resource locater (URL). stories, books, brochures, and flyers.

web extension The part of the domain World Wide Web Commonly known as
name that indicates the type of organization “the web,” a method of accessing and shar-
or institution the website represents or the ing information on the Internet. The web
country designation for that website. is likely the part of the Internet with which
people are most familiar.
web page name The name or title of any
page on the World Wide Web that is given
to it to make it easier to find than having to
type in the web address/URL.

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