Internet Address
This is a unique collection
of a Web page on the internet
Attachment
A separate file that can be
attached to an email message.It could be a any document
or a visual image
BCC(blind carbon copy)
This is the sending of a copy
of a message to other many users without the main recipient,
knowing or seeing who else you send to!
Byte
This is the measurement of
computer data (a byte =8bits).A Kilobyte (Kb) equals a thousand
bytes,a megabyte (Mb)is a millionand a Gigabyte (Gb) is
a thousand million .
Cache
This is the storage area on
the hard disk !When you access a web page your browser saves
it's texts and graphics in the cache.The next time you visit
the page , the parts that haven't changed are loaded from
the cache rather than from the page on the web!
A Cookie
This is the file on a computers
hard disk which is used by Web sites to store information
about internet sessions,such as when you last visited a
site and which pages you viewed.
Cyberspace
This is the imaginary world
for internet surfers,in other words,the internet its self.Surfers
travel on this World Wide World!
Domain Name System (DNS)
This is the classification
of internet addresses giving each address a unique series
of digits to identify it .However the process has been simplified
for ordinary surfers to words substituting the numeracy
behind the scenes.
An E-zine
This is a magazine on the
web
Frames
This is the way of dividing
Web Pages into separate areas that can be scrolled individually.
A Hit
A Hit is a unit of measure
of a visit to a web site.
HTML / HTM
This stands for "HyperText
Markup Language".lt is the c ode that creates web pages.A
language understood by browser's.It identify's which parts
of an .html or .htm text file to display in which format.
HTTP
This stands for "HyperText
Transfer Protocol" This is the method or rather an
instruction given to a browser about the type of document
required for viewing!
ISP
This stands for Internet Service
Provider.An ISP is a company or individual that provides
access to the internet of offer internet services such as
hosting!ISP's have permanent connections to the Net and
use servers to handle the exchange of data between external
computers.
Server
A server is a computer which
provides other computers with information.Web sites are
stored on Web servers.
POP3
This stands for (Post Office
Protocol 3).lt is a program used to retrieve messages from
mail servers.
RAM
RAM stands for ;Random Access
Memory.This is the place in a computer where the data in
current use is stored so that it can be quickly reached
.When your computering is loading - it is actually transferring
data to the RAM.
Real Time
Real Time simply means as
it happens!
World Wide Web (www)
This is the same as cyberspace.The
part of the Internet that contains hypertext documents.
Web Space
This is the space on the Web
dedicated to hosting Web sites.ln other words - the house
for websites -where they come from to be viewed!
Browser
The local application you
use to connect to an Internet server. It interprets and
displays HTML encoded documents in graphic format.
Client
The application on your computer
that interconnects with a server.
GIF
An acronym for Graphic Interchange
Format. The Graphic Interchange Format is a common cross-platform,
WWW format for graphics.
Hypertext
Computer documents that contain
links embedded in text or graphics. Hypertext links display
related information when you click on them.
Internet
The largest computer network
in the world.
JPEG
A acronym for Joint Photographic
Experts Group graphic format.The JPEG format was developed
for high-quality photographs and supports 24-bit images.
Another common WWW graphic format is the GIF format.
Link
These are "hot spots"
embedded in text or graphics that display related information
when you click on them.
Local site
Web pages that are installed
on your local computer usually while undergoing construction.
Web page
A text document which is encoded
in HTML, displayed by a browser application, and accessible
from remote sites via the WWW.
Web site
The collection of all files
which are linked to a central Web page and are available
via the World Wide Web.
Bandwith
Bandwith is also known
as traffic to and from your web site.. This is calculated
as the the amount of visitors to your site and the amount
of data requested from your site. Higher traffic sites need
a large amount of bandwith, where as low traffic sites need
a small amount.
