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Information and Communications Technology skills – ICT Glossary Grades 1-6

Term Definition

Virus A harmful computer program that can copy itself and damage your device or
steal information. We use anti-virus software to stop them

Web See: WWW (World Wide Web)

Web address See: URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

Web browser A program used to view, navigate, and interact with web pages

Web page A HTML document viewed using a web browser

Website A collection of connected pages on the internet that you visit using a browser.
Each website has its own address (URL)

WiFi A wireless technology that lets your device connect to the internet without using
cables

WAP (Wireless A network device that allows wireless computing devices to connect to a
Access Point) wired network

WWW (World A service provided via the internet that allows access to web pages and other
Wide Web) shared files

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