// glossary variables
var whichTerm = "";
var whichDef = "";
var Temp = new Array(
"Boolean Logic=A system of treating variables through the use of operators such as AND, OR, NOT, IF, THEN, and EXCEPT. Named after George Boole (1815 - 1864).",
"Browser=A computer program designed to make it easy for an individual to utilize the World Wide Web portion of the Internet. A Web browser almost always uses a graphical user interface (GUI).",
"Chat=An option on some telecommunications systems that makes it possible for a user to communicate directly with the system operator or other users. The chatting is not vocal, however; the information typed into each system keyboard is displayed on the other computer monitor(s).",
"Domain=A set of network addresses organized by levels, such as EDU for education, COM for commercial, MIL for military.",
"Download=To receive a file through a telecommunications system. Normally the system does not allow any other activity while the file is being transferred. ",
'Exclusive search=A type of Internet search whereby a "-" is used next to a word (i.e., "math lesson" -geometry) to exclude words from searches.',
"Filtering software=Software designed to stop users from accessing material that is deemed offensive or objectionable.",
"Firewall=A set of related programs, located at a network gateway server, that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks.",
"FTP=File Transfer Protocol. The set of rules that allows files to be moved from one Internet site to another.",
"GIF=A common file format supported by the Web, used for images with few colors (i.e., simple cartoons).",
'HTML=Hyper Text Markup Language. HTML is the "language" of the Internet, providing instructions on how to present web content.',
"HTML editor=A software tool that allows the HTML authors to concentrate more on the content and form of the page and less on the mechanics of HTML.",
"HTTP=HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. This is a protocol for moving hypertext files across the Internet. It requires a HTTP client program on one end and an HTTP server program on the other end. HTTP is the most common protocol used on the Internet.",
"Inclusive search=A type of Internet search whereby a "+" is used next to words (i.e., +math +lesson) indicating the words must be contained in the result of the search.",
"Internet=A group of networks connecting governmental institutions, military branches, educational institutions, and commercial companies.",
"Internet address=A series of letters or numbers that identifies a unique node on the Internet.",
"Internet2=An advanced network that supports complex applications and technologies for research and higher education.",
"ISP=ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. An Internet Service Provider is a company that connects you to the Internet, usually through your phone line. Some popular ISPs are America Online and Earthlink.",
"JPEG=A graphic file format supported on the Web, used for images with lots of colors (photos).",
"Listserv=A group address lists that automatically distributes information.",
"Macro viruses=Viruses that can infect Microsoft applications such as Word or Excel",
"Meta search engines=Allow searches to be sent to several search engines all at once, with the results blended together onto one page or set of pages.",
"Modem=Modulator-Demodulator. Modems are used to link computers through telephone lines. Modulation is the process of changing computer data into tones that can be sent through a telephone line, and demodulation is the process of changing the tones back into computer data.",
"Online=Having a computer connected via modem and telephone lines to another computer.",
"PDF=Portable Document Format. A universal file format that preserves all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it.",
'Phrase search=A type of search where quotation marks are placed around two or more words (i.e., "Charlie Brown"), limiting the search to the exact phrase contained with the quotation marks.',
"Plug-in=A plug-in is an extra application that your browser uses to display specific types of media.",
"Protocol=A special set of rules that computers in a telecommunications connection use when they communicate. Each must recognize and observe the same protocol.",
"Satellite technology=A digital technology that uses small dish antennas to send data to specific receivers.",
"Search engine=A tool that index thousands of Web sites through a computer program.",
"SPAM=Spam.abuse.net defines spam as the flooding of the Internet with many copies of the same message, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it. Most spam is commercial advertising, often for dubious products, get-rich-quick schemes, or quasi-legal services.",
"TCP/IP=TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. TCP/IP is a suite of protocols for sending electronic data over the Internet in chunks called packets.",
"Trojan horse=This type of dangerous program is named after the famous story of the Trojan horse. In the story, Greek soldiers hid inside a giant statue of a horse which was presented as a gift to their enemy, Troy. At night the soldiers slipped out and attacked.",
"Truncation=A searching strategy whereby you shorten or cut off the end of a word with an asterisk (i.e., tele*) to allow more possibilities for a related result (i.e., telephone, telegraph, telecommunications, etc.).",
"Upload=The process of sending a complete file to the host computer.",
"URL=URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. A URL is an address for an Internet location.",
"Virus=A malicious program designed to cause havoc with or completely wreck your computer. Like a biological virus spreads from person to person, a computer virus spreads from computer to computer.",
"Web Editor=A software tool that automates web programming through the use of shortcuts and tools.",
"Web Template=A pre-defined set of web pages that easily allow you to add a limited amount of custom text or graphical elements to create your own pages.",
"WebQuest=A structure and guided research activity designed to guide learners as they research a specific issue and incorporate the results of the research into an authentic product or project.",
"World Wide Web=Hypermedia-based Internet information system. Graphical user interfaces allow users to click a mouse on desired menu items, resulting in text, sound, pictures, or even motion video from all over the world.",
"Worm=A software program that uses computer networks and security holes to replicate itself. A copy of the worm scans the network for another machine that has a security hole. It then copies itself to the new machine and continues copying and replicating.");
var Terms = new Array();
var Definitions = new Array();
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	temp2 = Temp[i].split("=");
	Terms[i] = temp2[0];
	Definitions[i] = temp2[1];
}