Home-based business - Any business where the primary office is located in the owner�s home. Although many home-based business owners work at home exclusively, there are many service based businesses where the owners spend most of their time outside the office, such as interior decorators, truckers and software trainers.

More people are choosing to run home-based businesses than ever before. With the advent of the online business, owning a business from home is becoming easier.

Operating a home-based business has several advantages. First of all, home-based business owners enjoy a level of personal freedom that is impossible in the corporate world. Home-based business owners can work a flexible schedule and save on time and money by avoiding commuting. There are also certain tax advantages to running a home-based business.

Hardware - All of the electronic components that make up a computer. These include monitors, the hard drive, computers, CD-ROM drives, speakers, keyboards, stylus pens, mice, external hard drives and floppy drives.

Handle - A synonym for “login name” or “user name.”

Graphic - A picture or still image that is generated on a computer. Graphics give websites, forums and e-mails dimension and interest.

GIF or .gif - A compressed graphics file that is used to display images online. Normally, images on web pages are in GIF format, rather than JPG format, so they will load faster.