Besides being a delicious treat, it’s also a small piece of information that is downloaded to your computer when you visit certain websites.
For example, when you visit Amazon.com it often recognizes who you are. This is because it saves a small bit of information on your computer when you register, so every time you go to the site, it remembers you.
Cookies are not harmful and do not contain viruses, they are just simple text files. They cannot access any information on your computer, they just help a website recognize who you are and if you’ve visited before. If you don’t like this feature, you can usually remove or disable cookies in the Privacy/Security settings for your browser.
Posted Feb 20, 2010 | Categories: Definitions, Web/Internet,
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An IP Address (Internet Protocol Address) is a unique number assigned to computers (or other devices such as printers, routers and modems) that allow them to connect to each other over a computer network.
It’s like the mailing address for your home. In order to receive mail, people need to know your address. Similarly, in order for you to get information to and from your computer, other devices need to know your IP.
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Posted Feb 4, 2010 | Categories: Definitions, Web/Internet,
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A URL (or Uniform Resource Locator) is the address for a website, such as http://www.example.com. To get to a website, you type it in the address bar of your browser (the field at the top of your browser window). You do not need to type in the http:// part of the address.
A domain name is the last part of the URL, i.e.: example.com. This tells your browser where to find your website. When you are building a website, you need to decide on a domain name and register it with a domain registrar before you can use it. Domain name registration does not give you legal ownership over the name, only exclusive right to use it. It generally costs $10/year and needs to be renewed each year.
Posted Jan 21, 2010 | Categories: Definitions, Web/Internet,
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A web browser is a program on your computer, like Microsoft Word or Photoshop. There are many different browsers available today, such as Firefox, Internet Explorer (IE), Safari, or Google Chrome. The main purpose of a browser is to access or “browse” the internet.
Posted Jan 14, 2010 | Categories: Definitions, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Software, Web/Internet,
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