Webwise - a beginners guide to the internet
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The Office of Communications: the official regulating body for TV, radio and other 'communication industries' in the UK.
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Not connected to the internet.
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When a company based in one country transfers its operations to another country - for example, many call centres for British businesses are based overseas because it is cheaper.
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Connected to/hosted on the internet.
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People on the internet who might want to attack you computer or gain access to your data.
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A collaborative approach to working, mostly when developing software, where people share their work with the rest of the internet in the hope of attracting more people to work on the project and to develop a better product as a result.
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An internet browser.
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The basic software on your computer which instructs all the different parts to work together. All computers need an operating system (OS) to work. Popular operating systems include Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
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To choose to do something/be involved with something.
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To choose not to do something/be involved with something.
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Online Role Playing Game: a game based on the internet where you use an avatar to explore a virtual world, either on your own or with other people. Also known as an MMORPG.
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Popular email software made by Microsoft.