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DEFINITION |
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IMAGE MAP |
Image Maps are user-defined areas of an image, also known
as
hot spots, which move a user from an image to an associated
URL
or page within a URL when clicked. Images may have more than
one
defined area; each with its own associated URL. The top of
this
page features an image map. [TOP] |
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INTERNET |
Originally designed by the U.S. Defense Department
so that a communication signal could withstand a nuclear war
and
serve military institutions worldwide, the Internet was first
known as the ARPAnet. The Internet is system of linked computer
networks, international in scope, that facilitates data
communication services such as remote login, file transfer,
electronic mail and newsgroups. The Internet is a way of
connecting existing computer networks that greatly extends
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INTRANET |
A private
network inside a company or organization that uses
the same types of software that you would find on the public
Internet, but is only for internal use. |
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IP ADDRESS |
IP - Internet Protocol, the most basic protocol to communicate
on the Internet. An IP number is a numerical address consisting
of four numbers seperated by periods. Each IP address uniquely
identifies a certain computer on the Internet. The domain
name
is used to make using them easier. The Internet Protocol defines
how information gets sent between servers or systems across
the
Internet. [TOP] |
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IRC |
Internet Relay Chat. A live chat area of the Internet in which
real-time conversations among two or more people take place
via
special software. Each specific IRC channel begins with a
# and
is dedicated to a different area of interest. IRC is considered
another part of the technology of the Internet the same way
FTP,
Telnet and the Web are. [TOP] |
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ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network. Provides a fast,
commercially available link to the Internet. ISDN is a set
of
communications standards allowing a single wire or optical
fiber
to carry voice, digital network services and video. [TOP] |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider. A company that provides access
to
the Internet. Before you can connect to the Internet you must
first establish an account with an ISP. [TOP] |
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JAVA |
Developed by Sun Microsystems, Java is a programming language
that is specifically designed for writing programs that can
be
safely downloaded to your computer through the Internet. Using
small Java programs (Applets), Web pages can include functions
such as animations, calculators, and other fancy tricks. [TOP]
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JAVASCRIPT |
A scripting language for Web pages. Scripts written with
JavaScript can be embedded into HTML documents. With JavaScript,
you have many possibilities for enhancing your Web page with
interesting elements. [TOP] |
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JPEG/JPG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group. A compressed
graphics format for images. Jpegs can be used on the World
Wide
Web. [TOP] |
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KILOBYTE |
A thousand
bytes. Actually, usually 1024 (2^10) bytes. [TOP]
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LAN |
Local Area Network. A network that connects computers in a
small pre-determined area (like a room, a building, or a set
of
buildings). LAN's can also be connected to each other via
telephone lines or radio waves. Workstations and personal
computers in an office are commonly connected to each other
with
a LAN. This allows them to have send/receive files and/or
have
access to the files and data. Each computer connected to a
LAN
is called a node. [TOP] |
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LINK |
In hypertext
systems, such as the World Wide Web, a link is a
reference to another document. Such links are sometimes called
hot links because they take you to other document when you
click
on them. [TOP] |
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LINUX |
A freeware version of Unix, Linux is becoming popular as
a
powerful, low-cost operating system for running servers.
[TOP] |
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LISTSERV |
A
software program for setting up and maintaining e-mail
discussion groups. [TOP] |
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MEGABYTE |
A million bytes. A thousand kilobytes. [TOP]
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Menu |
You
can enter another area on a site by simply pointing and
clicking on a menu item.
"
Home menu: A menu that appears on the home page giving access
to other areas in the site.
" Subpage menu: A menu that appears on the inside pages
of your
site.
" Pop-up menu: A menu that appears temporarily when
you click
the mouse button on a selection. Once you make a selection
from
a pop-up menu, the menu usually disappears [TOP] |
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MODEM |
Modulator, DEModulator. A device that connects your computer
to
a phone line in order to communicate with other computers.
[TOP] |
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MouseOver |
A JavaScript
element that triggers a change on an item (usually
a graphic) in a Web page when the mouse passes over it. The
change usually signifies that the item is a link to related
or
additional information. Mouseovers are widely used in Navigation
Bars, pop-up boxes, and/or form submissions. MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. A protocol for Internet
e-mail that enables the transmission of non-text data such
as
graphics, audio, video and other binary types of files. [TOP]
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MP3 |
MPEG Layer 3. An new standard for audio compression. It is
capable of 10:1 compression with no noticeable loss in quality.
MP3s have become a popular way to distribute CD quality music
on
the Internet. [TOP] |
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MPEG |
Motion
Picture Experts Group. A type of audio/video
(multimedia) file format, which is popular on the Internet.
[TOP] |
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MTU |
Maximum Transmission Unit. The greatest amount of data or
"packet" size that can be transferred in one physical
frame on a
network. This packet also contains the header and trailer
information, which are like addresses for each packet that
are
required by the routers on the network. [TOP] |
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MUD |
Multi-User
Dungeon or Dimension. A usually text-based, multi-
user simulation environment. Some are purely for fun and game
playing, while others are used for serious software development,
education purposes, and all that lies in between. A significant
feature of most MUDs is that users can create things that
stay
after they leave and which other users can interact with in
their absence, thus allowing a "world" to be built
gradually and
collectively. [TOP] |
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NETIQUETTE |
The rules of etiquette that govern online interaction on the
Internet [TOP] |
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Network |
A connection of two or more computers so that they can share
resources. [TOP] |
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NEWSGROUP |
A discussion forum found on USENET. [TOP]
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NODE |
A single
machine on a network. [TOP] |
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OS |
Operating System. The basic software that makes a computer
run.
An OS schedules tasks, allocates storage, handles the interface
to peripheral hardware and presents a default interface to
the
user when no application program is running. [TOP] |
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PACKET |
The
unit of data sent across a network. [TOP] |
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PDF |
(Portable Document Format): a file format that has
captured all the elements of a printed document as an electronic
image that you can view, navigate, print, or forward to someone
else. PDFs can be read by any computer without platform
conflicts. To view a file in PDF format, you need the free
Adobe
Acrobat Reader. [TOP] |
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PERL |
A UNIX-based
scripting language that is often used on the World
Wide Web. When you submit a complex form from your browser
window, for example, a Perl script may handle the processing
of
the information. Perl scripts usually end in the extension
.pl. [TOP] |
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POP |
Post Office Protocol. The protocol used by mail clients to
retrieve messages from a mail server. [TOP] |
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PORT |
A place
where information goes into or out of a computer. [TOP]
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PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol. Communication protocol used over
serial lines to support Internet connectivity. [TOP] |
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PROTOCOL |
A specification
that describes how computers will talk to each
other on a network. [TOP] |
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PROXY SERVER |
A technique used to cache information on a Web server and
acts
as an intermediary between a Web client and that Web server.
This is common for an ISP especially if they have a slow link
to
the Internet. Proxy servers are also constructs that allow
direct Internet access from behind a firewall. They open a
socket on the server, and allow communication via that socket
to
the Internet. For example, if your computer is inside a
protected network, and you want to browse the Web using
Netscape, you would set up a proxy server on a firewall. [TOP] |
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QUEUE |
A waiting
area for files, print jobs, messages, or anything
else being sent from one computer or device to another. [TOP] |
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RFC |
(Request for Comments). The name of the result and the process
for creating a standard on the Internet. A new standard is
proposed and published as a "Request For Comments."
If the
standard is established, the reference number/name for the
standard retains the acronym "RFC." For example,
the official
standard for FTP is RFC 959. [TOP] |
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Search Engine |
A computer
program that searches the web to
find web pages on a given subject. Some well-known search
engines are Alta Vista, Excite, HotBot, Lycos, Infoseek, web
Crawler and Yahoo!. [TOP] |
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Server |
A computer that holds the files for one or more sites. [TOP] |
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SERVER |
A computer
on a network that answers requests for information,
such as Web servers, FTP servers and secure servers. The term
server is also used to refer to the software that makes serving
information possible. [TOP] |
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SHTML |
The file extension for Web pages that contain server side
includes (SSIs) [TOP] |
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SMTP |
(Simple
Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard Internet protocol
for transferring electronic mail messages. [TOP] |
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SPIDER |
Also called wanderers or robots (bots), spiders are programs
that search the Internet for new, publicly accessible resources
such as Web pages and files in public FTP archives. Spiders
contribute their discoveries to a database, which Internet
users
can search by using search engines such as Lycos or WebCrawler.
[TOP] |
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SQL |
(Structured
Query Language). The standardized query language
for requesting information from a database. [TOP] |
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SSH |
A packet-based binary protocol that provides encrypted
connections to remote hosts or servers. [TOP] |
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SSI |
(Server
side includes). A type of HTML comment that directs the
Web server to dynamically generate data for the Web page upon
request. [TOP] |
