As you learn about the Internet, it may be helpful to understand some common computer and web-related terms. The following are basic terms used by everyday users of the Internet. Browser - An application that allows users to download web pages and view them on their own computer. The type of browser used affects the way the Internet looks on someone's computer.
Some browsers support graphics and some only support text.
Unlike e-mail with each person sending mail and waiting for a reply, chatting involves two or more people typing comments back and forth in a conversational style. As one person enters text it appears on the other person's screen in real time. Download - Downloading is the retrieval of a file from somewhere on the Internet to a computer. Messages can be stored, deleted, replied to or forwarded to recipients. E-mail can also be used to send files and graphics.