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| 1. ACROBAT |
A software program by Adobe that creates
and reads
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| 2. ALPHA |
The first testing stage
of a new program. The alpha stage
occurs before a program becomes a beta version. [TOP] |
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| 3. ANCHOR |
A synonym for a hyperlink. [TOP] |
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| 4. ANONYMOUS |
A way of logging on to
servers as a guest, which gives you
limited access to that server. Many FTP sites allow you to
login
anonymously in order to download files. Directories or files
requiring a secure User ID and Password will not be accessible.
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| 5. APPLET |
A small Java- and JavaScript-based Web application.
Applets can
display animation, perform database queries, or make other
Web
page enhancements. |
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| 6. ARCHIE |
A tool used for searching
FTP sites for various program files. [TOP] |
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| 7. ARCHIVE |
There are two Internet-oriented definitions
of
archive:
• A group of files compressed into a single file, which is
then
used for storage or transfer. Common archive types include
.zip
and .tar.
• Internet sites that house files for its users to download.
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| 8. ASCII |
American Standard Code
for Information Interchange. This is the
basic clear-text Latin characters. There are 128 standard
ASCII
codes, each of which can be represented by a 7 digit binary
number: 0000000 through 1111111. [TOP] |
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| 9. ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. Delivers
and receives
information on current telephone lines at higher bandwidth
speeds. ADSL is a new form of Internet connection rapidly
growing in the US. [TOP] |
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| 10. ATTRIBUTE |
Permission set on a file
(such as read/write/execute) to allow
certain rights to groups, owners, and public users of that
file,
i.e. .cgi, .pl, class files. This is done through a telnet
or
FTP session. [TOP] |
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| 11. Background |
The background is like a canvas on top of
which characters and
graphics are placed. Some monitors allow you to control the
color or shading of the background. Also referred to as a
Background Tile. [TOP] |
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| 12. BAUD |
The "baud rate"
of a modem is how many bits it can send or
receive per second. Your modem uses this measurement to tell
you
what speed you are connected at or transferring. [TOP] |
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| 13. BBS |
Bulletin Board System. A computer that allowed
users to dial-up
and connect from remote computers and acted as a central meeting
place to chat or play games. The Internet has largely replaced
the BBS. BBSes were generally run from someone's home PC that
had a few phone lines hooked up to it. [TOP] |
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| 14. BETA |
The second stage a software
program goes through before a final
is released. Software undergoes rigorous testing until it
is
ready to be released. [TOP] |
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| 15. BINARY |
A numeric system that represents all numbers
using only two
digits: 1 and 0. [TOP] |
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| 16. BIT |
The basic unit of information
in a binary numbering system. A
computer detects the difference between two states (high current
and low current) and represents these two states as one of
two
numbers (1 or 0). [TOP] |
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| 17. Blog |
A blog is information that is instantly
published to a Web
site. Blog scripting allows someone to automatically post
information to a Web site. The information first goes to
a
blogger Web site. Then the information is automatically
inserted
into a template tailored for your Web site.
Blog is short for weblog.
A weblog is a journal that is
frequently updated and intended for general public consumption.
Blogs generally represent the personality of the author
or the
Web site. [TOP] |
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| 18. Blogger |
Blogger, a coined word
created by Pyra Labs, is a service that
provides Web-based tools used by individuals to publish to
the
Web. It is now also a word generally used to refer to someone
who blogs. [TOP] |
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| 19. BMP |
Bitmap. A proprietary Microsoft Windows
image format. This file
format cannot be used on a Web page. [TOP] |
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| 20. BANDWIDTH |
The range of frequencies
a channel can carry. The higher the
frequency, the higher the bandwidth and the greater the capacity
of a channel. In Internet terms, higher bandwidth means a
higher
ability to transmit and receive data. [TOP] |
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| 21. BPS |
Bits per second. The amount of data that
can be transmitted
over a digital line. [TOP] |
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| 22. BROWSER |
A program used to view,
download, upload, surf or
otherwise access documents (pages) on the World Wide Web.
Popular Web browsers include Netscape and Internet Explorer.
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| 23. BYTE |
A series of 8 bits, which represent a single
character. [TOP] |
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