| instant messaging | a kind of e-mail where both people are online at the same time |
| chat room | an online conversation between a group of people on topics chosen |
| newsgroup | a website where people with shared interests can get news and information |
| e-commerce | all kinds of business done on the Internet |
| attachment | files you send at the same time as e-mail messages |
| browsing | looking at different websites, with no particular goal |
| surfing the Web | moving from one website or one page to another, usually looking for sth |
| graphic images | terchincal term for pictures, icons, diagrams, etc. |
| Internet Service Provider | a company that offers users access to the Internet and services, usually for a monthly fee |
| downloading | bringing files to your computer from the Internet |
| uploading | sending files from your computer to the Internet or to another Internet user |
| spam | unwanted advertisements and other material sent to you by e-mail from companies |
| cookies | programme sent from the Internet to computer, can follow and record websites you visit |
| offensive material | material such as pornography, or extreme political views, or encouraging hate/violence vs. people |
| to bookmark | to put a website in a list of websites you can access immediately |
| to subscribe to | to become a member of |
| to screen out | to prevent from reaching you |
| server | central computer that distributes e-mail/other services to a group of users |
| to be down | to be not working |
| to hack into | to access sth illegally |
| anti-virus software | protection against computer viruses |
| to bounce | to come back /e.g. e-mail when it cannot reach the given address |
| garbled | series of meaningless letters and numbers |