{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/tech-internet-basics-and-safety",
 "id": "tech-internet-basics-and-safety",
 "title": "Internet Basics and Safety",
 "category": "technology",
 "subject": "Internet",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "How the web works, browser words and ways to stay safe online.",
 "tags": [
  "internet",
  "web",
  "browser",
  "safety"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Term",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Internet",
   "A worldwide network of connected computers"
  ],
  [
   "World Wide Web",
   "Pages and sites you view in a browser, which run on the internet"
  ],
  [
   "Web browser",
   "Software for viewing websites, like Chrome, Safari or Firefox"
  ],
  [
   "Website",
   "A collection of linked web pages"
  ],
  [
   "Web page",
   "A single document on a website"
  ],
  [
   "URL",
   "A web address"
  ],
  [
   "Domain name",
   "The name of a site, like example.com"
  ],
  [
   "Top-level domain",
   "The ending of a domain name, like .com, .org or .edu"
  ],
  [
   "Link (hyperlink)",
   "Text or a picture you click to go to another page"
  ],
  [
   "Homepage",
   "The main page of a website"
  ],
  [
   "Search engine",
   "A website that finds pages for your search words"
  ],
  [
   "Keyword",
   "A word used to search"
  ],
  [
   "Bookmark",
   "A saved shortcut to a web page"
  ],
  [
   "Tab",
   "One page open inside a browser window"
  ],
  [
   "Cookie",
   "A small file a website saves in your browser"
  ],
  [
   "Cache",
   "Stored copies of pages to load faster"
  ],
  [
   "Browsing history",
   "A list of pages you visited"
  ],
  [
   "Incognito (private) mode",
   "Browsing that doesn't save history on your device"
  ],
  [
   "Download",
   "Copy a file from the internet to your device"
  ],
  [
   "Upload",
   "Send a file from your device to the internet"
  ],
  [
   "Stream",
   "Watch or listen online without saving the whole file"
  ],
  [
   "Email",
   "Electronic mail"
  ],
  [
   "Attachment",
   "A file sent along with an email"
  ],
  [
   "Spam",
   "Unwanted junk email or messages"
  ],
  [
   "Social media",
   "Websites and apps for sharing and connecting"
  ],
  [
   "Blog",
   "A website with regularly posted entries"
  ],
  [
   "Wiki",
   "A site anyone can edit, like Wikipedia"
  ],
  [
   "Podcast",
   "An audio show you can download or stream"
  ],
  [
   "Cloud storage",
   "Keeping files on internet servers"
  ],
  [
   "Wi-Fi",
   "Wireless internet connection"
  ],
  [
   "Router",
   "A device that sends data between your devices and the internet"
  ],
  [
   "Modem",
   "A device that connects your home to your internet provider"
  ],
  [
   "ISP",
   "Internet service provider, the company giving you internet"
  ],
  [
   "Bandwidth",
   "How much data can be sent in a given time"
  ],
  [
   "Broadband",
   "High-speed internet"
  ],
  [
   "Ping",
   "The time a signal takes to travel to a server and back"
  ],
  [
   "Password",
   "A secret code to protect an account"
  ],
  [
   "Strong password",
   "Long, unique and hard to guess"
  ],
  [
   "Password manager",
   "An app that stores your passwords safely"
  ],
  [
   "Two-factor authentication (2FA)",
   "Using two proofs of identity, like a password and a code"
  ],
  [
   "Phishing",
   "Fake messages that try to trick you into giving information"
  ],
  [
   "Scam",
   "A trick to steal money or information"
  ],
  [
   "Malware",
   "Harmful software"
  ],
  [
   "Virus",
   "Malware that spreads by copying itself"
  ],
  [
   "Antivirus",
   "Software that finds and removes malware"
  ],
  [
   "Firewall",
   "A shield that blocks unwanted connections"
  ],
  [
   "VPN",
   "A virtual private network that encrypts your connection"
  ],
  [
   "Encryption",
   "Scrambling data so only the right person can read it"
  ],
  [
   "HTTPS",
   "Secure web connection; look for the lock icon"
  ],
  [
   "HTTP",
   "The protocol for sending web pages, without encryption"
  ],
  [
   "Privacy settings",
   "Controls for who sees your information"
  ],
  [
   "Personal information",
   "Details like name, address and school; keep private"
  ],
  [
   "Digital footprint",
   "The record of what you do online"
  ],
  [
   "Cyberbullying",
   "Bullying that happens online"
  ],
  [
   "Block",
   "Stop a person from contacting you"
  ],
  [
   "Report",
   "Tell the site about harmful content"
  ],
  [
   "Misinformation",
   "False information"
  ],
  [
   "Fact-check",
   "Look up whether something is true"
  ],
  [
   "Source",
   "Where information comes from"
  ],
  [
   "Credible source",
   "A trustworthy source"
  ],
  [
   "Copyright",
   "The law that protects creators' work"
  ],
  [
   "Creative Commons",
   "Licenses that let creators share work with permission"
  ],
  [
   "Citing a source",
   "Giving credit for information you use"
  ],
  [
   "Netiquette",
   "Polite online behavior"
  ],
  [
   "Digital citizenship",
   "Using technology safely and respectfully"
  ],
  [
   "Screen time",
   "Time spent on screens"
  ],
  [
   "Sharing rule",
   "If you wouldn't say it to a person's face, don't post it"
  ],
  [
   "Tim Berners-Lee",
   "Invented the World Wide Web in 1989"
  ],
  [
   "First website",
   "Went online in 1991 at CERN"
  ],
  [
   "ARPANET",
   "Early network (1969) that grew into the internet"
  ]
 ]
}