Chat Rooms: A place on
the Internet where people meet and "chat" with other
users in real time. Chat rooms are usually organized by topic.
Download: To receive
files or information from a remote computer. Every time you open
a web page you are downloading information.
Email: Electronic mail;
messages are sent over the Internet and can be read almost instantly.
Emoticons: Symbols used in emails and chat rooms to show emotions. Examples:
:) is happy :( is sad.
File Transfer
Protocol (ftp): the basic process a computer uses to transfer files from
one computer to another over the WWW.
Frames: A technique used in designing web pages that divides the display area
into smaller independent areas each with its own scroll bar and address. Although
frames provide flexibility, they are not always viewable.
Hits: If you run a query
on a search engine, the hits are the web sites found to match
your search.
Homepage: A home page
can be the main page or table of contents of a web site OR it
can be the web page you set your computer to download when you
open the browser or when you click the home button.
Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML): The language of the web. All web pages are written in
HTML and then interpreted by a web browser making them viewable.
Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (http): The basic process a computer uses to locate, retrieve,
and share information over the WWW.
Icons: Images (they can
be photographs or graphics) that act as shortcuts to links, commands,
or files.
Internet: A network of
computers all over the world that communicate and share information
over the phone lines, cable lines and other wires.
Internet Service
Provider (ISP): A company that provides access to the Internet.
The ISP takes care of all the connections and calls that have to be made when
you connect to the Internet. America Online is one of the most popular ISP's
currently available.
Java: A programming language
that can be run on any type of computer, which makes it very
useful in designing applications for the WWW. The applications
will sometimes be called Java applets.
JavaScript: A scripting
language that allows designers to make their web sites more interactive.
JavaScript is usually embedded into the HTML code and can only
be used on web browsers that are set to read JavaScript.
Links or Hypertext
Links: A link is a bit of text or an image that when clicked upon will
take you to a new web page. When you roll your mouse over a link,
the mouse pointer will always change from an arrow to a pointing
hand.
Modem: The telephone-like
device that calls other computers and servers and enables you
to access the WWW.
Search Engines: A web
application that searches for keywords or phrases and returns
a list of related documents. AltaVista, Yahoo, and Google are
examples of search engines.
Server: A computer that houses web sites.
Subject Index: A type
of search engine that classes web sites according to their subject.
When you run a search, the computer looks through all the subject
headings and returns only those web sites that are classified
under that subject. Yahoo and Snap are examples of subject indexes
Telnet: An application that allows you to call up another computer server from
your computer using the Internet. Telnet is usually used to access email accounts.
Uniform Resource
Locator (URL): The address of web site. A URL is always unique and usually
consists of three parts. First the server or host name. This
is usually www. Second a word or set of words that identify the
site (also known as the domain name). This can be anything-it
is usually the company's name. Finally, a suffix that identifies
what type of site it is. These suffixes are limited. Examples
are .com and .net for companies, .org for not-for-profits, and
.gov for government agencies. Examples URL's include: www.honda.com
and www.whitehouse.gov
Web Browser: The software
that translates HTML documents and accesses files and software
related to that document. The browser makes web pages viewable
and easy to use. The two most popular browsers are Netscape and
Internet Explorer.
Web page: A single screen
of information within a web site. A web page is to a web site
as a page is to a book
Website: A collection
of linked web pages that are dedicated to a certain subject.
World
Wide Web (WWW): A vast network of computers around the
world that project web sites and are interlaced via hypertext
links.
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