Active Vocabulary

· access: the right or opportunity to use or receive something

· browse: look at information on the internet, go through webpages

· brick-and-click : a business that operates over the internet

· brick-and-mortar: a traditional business that operates in a building

· B2B: selling of goods and services between companies over the net

· B2C: selling of goods and services to consumers over the net

· C2C: buying and selling between individual consumers over the net

· collaborate: work together, team up

· digital wallet: web feature that allows users to store personal details about their credit card or bank account on the Internet

· dotcom: a company that does all or most of its business on the net

· extranet: an intranet that can be accessed by authorized outside users

· file: information that is stored on a computer as 1 unit under 1name

· fraud: the crime of getting money by tricking or deceiving people

· interchange: exchange of goods, services, data, etc. between 2 units

· intranet: a network of computers, similar to the Internet, within a particular company or organization

· network: a system of computers connected together so that they can share information

· padlock: a portable lock that you can fix to a gate, bicycle, etc.; it has a curved bar on top that moves when you open the lock with a key

· PDA: personal digital assistant; a small hand-held device that allows users to store and get information, such as addresses, dates, etc.

· PIN: personal identification number which is used with a bank card to withdraw money from a cash machine or ATM

· remote access: the ability to connect to a computer using a network

· schedule: to plan for something to happen at a particular time

· shopping basket: a part of a shopping website that keeps a record of shopping cart what you want to buy until you pay for it

· software: programs put into a computer to do particular jobs

· wireless: using a system of radio signals to connect computers, cell phones, etc. to each other