Electronic Media Terminology

CD-ROM

chat room

compact disk (CD)

cyberspace

database

download

disk
Disk is preferred over disc when referring to computer-related devices.

e-mail
Use a lowercase e, with a hyphen.  The word means electronic mail, so the hyphen is necessary.

home page

hyperlink

Internet
Always capitalize.

login/ logon/ logoff
Written as one word.

online

URL
Always all caps.

World Wide Web
Always capitalized.

Web
Web is always capitalized when used alone (e.g., Check us out on the Web!).

webmaster

website