Blog – a portmanteau of a Web Log – messages posted in time order but displayed in reverse order with the most recent at the top of the list.

 

Chat room – a place to send and receive text messages to people instantly

 

Download – to move or transfer electronic date from the internet to your computer

 

Event Calendar – A scheduled occasion with a date and / or start time

 

File / Document – a way of storing information

 

Forum – a place to discuss topics

 

Front Page – the first page of the NFS Portal – this page show snippets of information from different parts of the website, including Events, Blogs and News

 

 

Internet – a series of interlinked computer networks available world wide

 

Login – a way of getting access to files on a computer program

 

Moderator - a person who oversees the posting and activity of the website

 

Portmanteau – Two or more words that are joined to give a loaded meaning. Eg guestimate – from guess and estimate

 

Post - a message added to an internet blog or forum

 

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) – a summary of recently changed or added of content from a website. RSS Feeds can be subscribed to and the information sent directly to the user

 

Upload – to move or transfer electronic date from your computer to the internet

 

– a way to identify an electronic resource. The URL is usually entered into the Address Bar of a web browser. The

URL may locate a website or a file on the website

 

User – a person using a website or computer system

 

Web Browser – Software that allows the user to display and interact with electronic information on a web page such as text, images, movies, music etc.

 

Web Page – a resource of information that can be displayed on the World Wide Web

 

Website - a collection of Web pages that is available by the internet

 

www – a system of documents linked via the internet. Links are often on hypertexts or images