Also, you can usually click a link on the page you are loading and link to another page without waiting for the current page to fully load. Location An Internet address. If you type in the address of someone's web page and hit enter, your browser will take you to that page. However the address you type in the location bar must be an exact match. Modem Short for Modulator-demodulator devices.
Modems allow computers to transmit information to one another via an ordinary telephone line.
Or some other inexperienced Internet surfer Newsgroups Also called Usenet's, they are groups that often have nothing to do with news. Newsgroups are ongoing discussion among people on the Internet who share a mutual interest. Pornography is very common and posted frequently on the newsgroups. Online Having access to the Internet. Often people will say they are online meaning they have access to the Internet and have an e-mail address, but may not necessarily be connected to the Internet at that moment.