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What is a blog?

Don’t get bogged down by blogs… A web log, known as a “blog,” is much like a diary or journal entry except blogs are shared with the world rather than kept to yourself. A blog’s creator is a “blogger.” Consider me your personal blogger.

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C05: World wide web and the internet

QUESTION: What’s the difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet, if there is one? ANSWER: The Internet contains the World Wide Web in the same way that the United States contains Vermont. The World Wide Web is actually a sub-network of the Internet.

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C04: Reloading a web page

QUESTION: What does it mean to reload a page? ANSWER: Sometimes a page just doesn’t open up properly—could be a slight glitch in communication. Before you give up on the page ever opening, give it a second chance to load in. There is an icon on your tool bar for reloading. Click on the icon […]

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C03: What does time out mean

QUESTION: What does it mean when a website "times out"?  ANSWER: That means that the website you were trying to open has taken too long to open and the process has been stopped. If this happens with an e-mail attachment, your computer is having problems because either the attachment that was sent to you is […]

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C02: What does loading mean

QUESTION: What does “loading” mean? ANSWER: “Loading” (a.k.a. downloading or opening) refers to the process of a website, an attachment, or an image being transmitted from the Internet to your computer. Sometimes when the object being transmitted is large it will make the web page take longer to “load in.” It is best to sit […]

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C01: What is spam

QUESTION: What is spam? ANSWER: Spam is unwanted junk e-mail, usually sent to multiple recipients. If you would like to report a "spammer" look at the e-mail they sent you and find their e-mail address, then contact the Network Abuse Clearinghouse at abuse.net.

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