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Web browser

- software that allows a user to locate, view, and access information from World Wide Web sitesvia the use of a graphical interface (e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape).


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Wide area network

(WAN) - a data communications linkage (e.g. dedicated line, radio waves) designed to connect computers over distances greater than the distance transmitted by local area networks (e.g. building to building, city to city, across the country, internationally) that allows users to communicate and share information, such as the Internet, America Online, etc.


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Word processing software

- computer programs that allow documents to be typed, revised, formatted and printed quickly and efficiently (e.g. Word, Word Perfect).


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World Wide Web

(WWW) - a system that allows access to information sites all over the world using a standard, common interface to organize and search for information. The WWW simplifies the location and retrieval of various forms of information including text, audio and video files.



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