See Facebook.

A form of malicious code that displays unsolicited advertising on your computer.

Short for application. An app is a piece of software designed to fulfill a specific function. Apps can be used on desktop computers as well as mobile phones and tablet devices.

A computer application that blocks only sites you specify as harmful. You can add and remove sites from this “no-go” list, making it a worthwhile form of parental controls you can apply to your computer.

Short for Web Log. A blog is an online journal or diary where a writer, known as a blogger, may chronicle his/her daily life or comment on news and popular culture. There are many different sites and platforms for blogs, such as Google’s Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, Tumblr and Xanga. For more information about blogging, see www.netsmartz.org/Bloggi [..]

A way to quickly “mark” or catalog a favorite website by saving it in your browser for quicker access to it at a later time.

A form of instant messaging (IM) that allows users to quickly exchange messages with other online users in order to simulate a real-time conversation or “chat.” Chats can take place on desktop computers, mobile phones and tablet devices. Messages appear almost instantly on the recipient’s monitor. Chat is a fairly ubiquitous feature within many [..]

An interactive forum where users can talk in real-time. Whereas Chats are usually between two users, chat rooms are often for larger groups. Many chat rooms are established so that people can discuss a common interest like music or movies. Because of the open nature of chat rooms, it’s important to be cautious of sharing any sort of personal inform [..]

See Google+.

File storage on an external network, as opposed to on your local harddrive. Users often access files or apps “in the Cloud” through a web browser. Speed, accessibility and easier maintenance are often cited as benefits of cloud-based services. Because you access cloud-based services over a network, it’s important to keep your network properly secu [..]