Hacking
The act of gaining access, illegally, to a secure computer network with malicious intent
Hard drive / Hard disk
The component in the computer that stores your data and files, such as operating system and applications
Hardware
The physical components that connect up to form the computer
History
A chronological list of websites you have visited that is stored within your internet browser
Hits
The number of times a web page has been visited. The number of hits a page has received can be displayed via a counter
Homepage
The first page that loads when you start your web browser
Host
In general terms, a computer at a location on a network. In internet terms a host can be defined as a company that provides space to store your website and displays it on the World Wide Web
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
The common programming language for web pages
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
A request/response protocol used to transfer information, commonly web pages, over the World Wide Web
Hyperlink
Often referred to as a link, it is a navigation point to another document or page within a document
Hypertext
Text that is dynamic and can lead users onto other information through the use of links (see above)
