Spam
Junk email. Spam can often contain viruses and links to fraudulent websites, so always be aware who the email is from before opening it. May email providers offer a spam filter to help reduce the quantity that reaches your inbox.
Webcam
A camera connected to your computer.
Webcast
A broadcast on a website. It may be a concert or an interview.
Web directory
This organises website by subject category.
WebbiE
A free text web browser designed particularly for blind or partially-sighted people from www.webbie.co.uk.
Weblog
Same as blog.
Webmaster
A person who looks after a website.
Webpage
A page on a website.
Website
A website is a collection of pages or articles. Websites may just contain one page or hundreds.
Webspace
Where webpages are stored. If you write a webpage, you will need to transfer it to webpages on a server before it is accessible via the internet.
Wi-fi
Short for wireless fidelity. This allows you to use the internet without wires. You need a broadband connection and a router.
Wiki
A website that can be edited and updated by anyone, a well-known wiki is Wikipedia.
Window
A box that appears on your computer screen. It is headed with a blue bar and shows you what is happening. You can have more than one window on your screen at the same time. In the internet, you sometimes get error windows, or adverts in little windows popping up.
Wireless
Wireless equipment such as mice or keyboards, communicate with each other without wires using high frequency radio signals or Bluetooth.
Word processor
A program for typing letters and documents. Most computers come with Notepad and Wordpad which are simple word-processors. Microsoft word is more sophisticated and more expensive.
The world wide web
Millions of webpages which can be read by anyone connected to the internet. www in web addresses stands for world wide web.
Zip a file
To compress a file using special software such as Winzip. You can download such software from the internet. To use a zipped file, you need to unzip it first.
