A JavaScript-compliant Web browser, such as Netscape, is necessary to run JavaScript code. Joystick A joystick is usually used as a relative pointing device, moving an object on the screen when the stem is moved and stopping the movement when the stem is released. Mainly used for computer games. Jumper A small plug or wire that can be connected between different points in an electronic circuit in order to alter an aspect of a hardware configuration. Your modem's speed is measured in the number of bits it can transfer in a second.
Modems rated in kilobits per second are now the standard.
Kermit A protocol used for transferring files over a dial-up connection that is commonly used on BBS systems. Keypal A person you correspond with that uses a KEYboard to type e-mail messages instead of say, a pen, to write handwritten letters. Usually these e-mail messages are written back and forth between two or more people with some kind of regularity. A pen pal in cyberspace. Keywords Words that may be used by viewers searching for information.