Address:  Even websites have a place they call home.  The place a website lives in cyberspace is called its address, also know as a URL.  It usually looks something like this: www.google.com. 

Bookmark:  Sometimes, it seems like there are so many great sites out there, there’s no way to keep track of them all!  Your browser has a way to save all your favorite sites, and keep them ready for use with a single click.  When you “bookmark” a site, it gets added to a list your browser saves for you.  (Bookmarks are the same as favorites – it just depends on which browser you are using).

Browser:  A software program that allows you to see and hear what is on the Internet.  Examples include: Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.

A browser is a program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the Internet.  The word “browser” means exactly what it intends – browsing online.

Cookie:  An Internet site’s way of keeping track of you.  It’s a small program built into pages you may visit.  It can identify you, track sites you visit and all topics that you search.  You can set your browser to warn you before you accept cookies or not accept them at all.

A cookie is information that a web site puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time.  A cookie records your preferences when you use a site, but keeps each request for a web page separate from all other requests. 

You can view cookies that have been stored on your computer and delete them as wanted or needed.  Cookies are not harmful – it’s just a collection of data about the visits you made recently.  Cookies do NOT collect any personal information that is submitted within a secure transaction.

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