Internet Terms: Build Your Vocabulary

Below are 30 terms you must know if you are to be Internet savy. Review these terms:

Antivirus software
Backup
Bandwidth
Blog
Bookmarks
Browser
Download
Encryption
FAQ
Firewall
FTP
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Handheld device
Hardware
HTTP
Internet
Netiquette
Newsgroups
Node
Noob
Phishing
Router
Search Engine
Shouting
Social networking
Software
System Restore
TCP/IP
Troll
URL
Your task: For this assignment, do you want to work with another person in class? Choose that person now. If you decide to work alone, choose 15 of the 30 terms listed above. If you are working with a partner, choose 25 terms. Define each term. You may write this down or key into Word. Go to the Crossword Puzzle Maker link by clicking here and launch that web site. Create a crossword puzzle using the terms and definitions. Be sure to put your name (and your partner's name) under "Author's name." Print two copies...leave one blank. Complete the other one to make sure your crossword is correct. Submit both.

Completed crossword: 25 points

After the crossword puzzles are graded, you will be asked to complete a crossword puzzle that reviews the terms. Completed puzzle: 30 points.

An online quiz will be scheduled as a follow-up to verify that you know these terms: 60 points, 30 multiple choice questions, 2 points each.