A small data file stored on your computer by a website, in theory to allow it to "remember" your preferences, but in practise mostly used to track which adverts you have seen. You can set mo [..]

Also known as a floppy disk. Now obsollete. Called a diskette because it was smaller than the original huge floppy disks.

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An error message received when you try to access a web page that either doesn't exist or is unavailable at the address you gave.

Different standards for operating wireless networks (Wi-Fi). Loosely the higher the letter, the faster the speed.

Three generations of PC processor, now pretty much obsolete, the ancestors of Intel's Pentium. The 286 was the earliest processor able to run (just about) a version of Windows, although the 386 w [..]

A Windows technology which allows programmers to do various things on your computer. The early versions had security issues which hackers could exploit.

(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) A method of connecting a computer to the internet over a standard voice phone line using ethernet office networking technology. Most broadband connections work thi [..]

Software which displays advertisements on your computer. Sometimes installed as part of a "free" application, sometimes by stealth. See also Malware, Spyware.

(As Far As I Can See/Know/Recall) Internet slang.