ICAS Year 7 Digital Technologies Internet & Email

Internet

A global network connecting millions of computers and devices

TCP/IP

Protocols used to send data across the internet

Packet

A small piece of data sent over a network

Website

A collection of web pages accessed via a browser

URL

Uniform Resource Locator; the address of a web page

Email

Electronic mail used to send messages and files online

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol; used to send emails

IMAP

Internet Message Access Protocol; used to receive emails

POP3

Post Office Protocol 3; another protocol to receive emails

Sender

The person who sends an email

Recipient

The person who receives an email

Subject

The line summarising the topic of an email

Body

The main message content of an email

Attachment

A file sent along with an email message

Browser

Software used to view web pages (e.g., Chrome, Firefox)

Domain Name

Human-readable website name (e.g., google.com)

IP Address

Numeric address computers use to find websites

Phishing

A fake email or message trying to steal personal info

Password

A secret word used to protect accounts online