Terminology Becoming familiar with these common Internet terms will help you to understand the instructions provided in this guide. The following page has illustrated examples of these terms. Internet browser A program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the – information on the Internet. Common browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari. The Accreditation Web-based Reporting Module is most compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Window The boxed area on the monitor where the browser’s information displays. – Web page The collection of information that displays in the window of the Internet – browser at one time. simply referred to as a “page”. Website A collection of related web pages. You can think of a web site as a book that – arrives at page at a time as you request each one. Menu bar The second strip from the top of the window containing words the user can – point to and click on to access browser functions. Toolbar The third strip from the top of the window containing icons the user can point to – and click on that are shortcuts to access browser functions. Address bar The fourth from the top of the window that the user can type in the – address for a website or view the address for the web page that is being displayed. Scroll bar The strip at the right side of the window that allows the user to access more – information than can be displayed on the monitor at a given time. Click above or below the box to see additional information, using the arrows for more control of movement. Scroll bars are not displayed in windows where all of the information for that page fits within the window. Hyperlink An underlined text the user can point to and click on to access a different part – of the web site or access another web site. Mouse pointer The moving arrow or icon seen on the window that allows users to – “I” see where to point and click.
Terminology Becoming familiar with these common Internet terms will help you to understand the instructions provided in this guide. The following page has illustrated examples of these terms. Internet browser – A program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the Internet. Common browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari. The Accreditation Web-based Reporting Module is most compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Window – The boxed area on the monitor where the browser’s information displays. Web page – The collection of information that displays in the window of the Internet browser at one time. simply referred to as a “page”. Website – A collection of related web pages. You can think of a web site as a book that arrives at page at a time as you request each one. Menu bar – The second strip from the top of the window containing words the user can point to and click on to access browser functions. Toolbar – The third strip from the top of the window containing icons the user can point to and click on that are shortcuts to access browser functions. Address bar – The fourth from the top of the window that the user can type in the address for a website or view the address for the web page that is being displayed. Scroll bar – The strip at the right side of the window that allows the user to access more information than can be displayed on the monitor at a given time. Click above or below the box to see additional information, using the arrows for more control of movement. Scroll bars are not displayed in windows where all of the information for that page fits within the window. Hyperlink – An underlined text the user can point to and click on to access a different part of the web site or access another web site. Mouse pointer – The moving arrow or “I” icon seen on the window that allows users to see where to point and click.
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