An Internet-based system that enables an individual or a company to publish itself to the entire world, except to countries or locations that prohibit the free interchange of information. The major service on the Internet, the World Wide Web is the world's largest online shopping mall and the world's largest source of information, news and commentary.
HTML
A markup language used to structure text and multimedia documents and to set up hypertext links between documents, used extensively on the World Wide Web.
Hypertext
Its text that is cross-linked to other documents in such a way that the reader can read related documents by clicking on a highlighted word or symbol.
Multimedia
A presentation combining text with pictures, video, or sound.
Domain Name System (DNS)
The name that identifies a web site.
Internet Access Provider
Someone that provides access to the Internet and web hosting.
Dumb Terminal
A terminal that has no internal microprocessor and thus no processing power independent of its host computer.
Wireless Network
Wireless network refers to any type of computer network that is wireless, and is commonly associated with a telecommunications network whose.
Modem
Hardware equipment to connect a computer to a telephone network Typically used to connect to the Internet via a telephone line.
FTP
One of the most common methods for sending files between two computers.
NFS
the UNIX equivalent of Server Message Block (SMB). It is a way through which different machines can import and export.
Gopher
A protocol for the storage and retrieval of text on a computer network using a TCP/IP protocol.
Browser
A software program used to display web pages.
E-mail
Messages sent from one person to another via the Internet.
Applet
A program that can be downloaded over the web and run on the user's computer. Most often written in Java.
ASCII
A set of 128 alphanumeric and special control characters used for computer storing and printing of text. Used by HTML when transmitting data over the web.
Binary
means composed of two parts or two pieces. It contrasts with Unary, Ternary, Quaternary, and so on.
Bit
The smallest unit of data stored in a computer. A bit can have the value of 0 or 1. A computer uses 8 bits to store one text character.
Byte
A computer storage unit containing 8 bits. Each byte can store one text character
Client
A software program used to access web pages. Sometimes the same as a Web Browser, but often used as a broader term.
Cookie
Information from a web server, stored on your computer by your web browser. The purpose of a cookie is to provide information about your visit to the website for use by the server during a later visit.
Cyberspace
The electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication takes place.
DNS
is a hierarchical naming system for computers, services, or text any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participants. Most importantly, it translates domain names meaningful to humans into the numerical (binary) identifiers associated with networking equipment for the purpose of locating and addressing these devices worldwide.
Domain Name
The name that identifies a web site.
Download
To transfer a file from a remote computer to a local computer. In web terms: to transfer a file from a web server to a web client.
DSL Fire Wall
An Internet connection over regular telephone lines, but much faster. Speed may vary from 128 kilobit per second, up to 9 megabit per second.
Flame
Hostile communication with internet users
GIF
is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability.
Gigabyte
1024 megabytes. Commonly rounded down to one billion bytes.
Hit
The number of times a web object (page or picture) has been viewed or downloaded.
Homepage
The top-level (main) page of a web site. The default page displayed when you visit a web site.
Intranet
A private (closed) Internet, running inside a LAN (Local Area Network).
Internet
A world wide network connecting millions of computers.
Java
A programming language developed by SUN. Mostly for programming web servers and web applets.
LAN
A network between computers in a local area (like inside a building), usually connected via local cables.
Listserv
was the first electronic mailing list software application, consisting of a set of email addresses for a group in which the sender can send one email and it will reach a variety of people.
Login
is the process by which individual access to a computer system is controlled by identification of the user using credentials provided by the user.
Megabyte
1024 kilobytes. Commonly rounded down to one million bytes.
Network
is a group of computers that are interconnected by electronic circuits or wireless transmissions of various designs and technologies for the purpose of exchanging data or communicating information between them or their users. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics. This article provides a general overview of types and categories and also presents the basic components of a network.
Password
is a secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource (example: an access code is a type of password).
Plugin
An application built into another application. In web terms: A program built in (or added) to a web browser to handle a special type of data like e-mail, sound, or movie files.
Protocol
A standard (language and a set of rules) to allow computers to interact in a standard way. Examples are IP, FTP, and HTTP.
Search Engine
Computer program used to search and catalog (index) the millions of pages of available information on the web. Common search engines are Google and AltaVista.
Spam
In web terms: The action of sending multiple unwelcome messages to a newsgroup or mailing list.
Spider
Trojan Horse
Computer program hidden in another computer program with the purpose of destroying software or collecting information about the use of the computer.
Upload
To transfer a file from a local computer to a remote computer. In web terms: to transfer a file from a web client to a web server.
Virus
A computer program that can harm a computer by displaying messages, deleting files, or even destroying the computer's operating system.
Website
A collection of related web pages belonging to a company or an individual.
Worm
A computer virus that can make copies of itself and spread to other computers over the Internet.
