A hidden computer program that sneaks into your computer through e-mail or the Internet. Viruses can really hurt your computer, and you can accidentally send them on to other people without even knowing it! To help keep viruses off your computer, don’t open e-mail from people you don’t know, and never click on a pop-up ad
Just like your home address, this group of letters and numbers takes your computer to a specific place on the Internet. It usually looks like www.iKeepSafe.org or http://www.iKeepSafe.org
An ad that pops up on your computer, trying to get you to click on it. Pop-ups are tricks—they usually offer something that sounds great but really isn’t. Never click on pop-ups.
A secret word that only you and your parents should know. You use it to check your e-mail and log into Web sites. Parents are really good at helping you remember passwords.
password
Your username in a chat room. A screen name should never say who you really are or give any personal information.
URL
Screen name
Messages you can exchange back and forth with a friend through a special program. It’s like a private chat room.
pop-up
Short for Web-log. A Web site where you can post a personal journal.
(Uniform Resource Locator): This is just another way to say Internet address. The URL for the Internet Keep Safe Coalition Web site is www.iKeepSafe.org (Caps don’t matter; they’re just for fun.)
Instant messaging
virus
blog
Internet address
