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    INTERNET TECHNOLOGY AND WEB DESIGN

    Chapter: 1.4 Basic Internet Terminology

    Topic: 1.4.1 Basic Internet Terminology

    Basic Internet Terminology


    • WWW, World Wide Web or Web
     It is an interactive collection of hypertext pages linked to one another. They
    may include text, graphics and/or links to other spots in the Web.
    • URL
     Uniform Resource Locator is the address of the web document currently
    displayed on the monitor.
    • Server
     Server is a computer that provides a service to another computer.
    • Search Engine
     It finds web pages with specific content.
    • ISP ( Internet Service Provider)
     An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for
    accessing, using or participating in the Internet.
     Internet service providers may be organized in various forms, such as
    commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise privately owned.
    • Cookie
     Cookie is a file left on the computer by a website’s browser containing user
    login, password, user preferences and other personalized information.
    • Browser
     Software used to “browse” the Internet. Most common examples are Internet
    Explorer and Netscape Navigator
    • Domain Name
     Domain name is the unique name that identifies an Internet site
    • HTML
     HyperText Markup Language is a standardized system for tagging text files to
    achieve font, colour, graphic and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.
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    • HTTP
     HyperText Transfer Protocol - This communication protocol used to connect
    to Web servers on the Internet or on a local network (intranet).
    • Uploading
     Uploading means data is being sent from your computer to the Internet.
     Examples of uploading include sending email, posting photos on a social
    media site and using user webcam. Even clicking on a link on a web page
    sends a tiny data upload.
    • Downloading
     Downloading means your computer is receiving data from the Internet
     Examples of downloading include opening a web page, receiving email,
    purchasing music files and watching online videos.
    • FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
     The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the Internet facility for downloading and
    uploading files.
     If user are uploading a file to another site, user must usually have permission
    in advance to access the site and the directory where the file is to be placed.
    • Bookmark
     It is a function used to save a web page location for future reference.
    • ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
     ASCII character encoding provides a standard way to represent characters
    using numeric codes. These include upper and lower-case English letters,
    numbers and punctuation symbols.
     Lower ASCII, between 32 and 127.
     Higher ASCII, between 128 and 255.
    • Home page
     Home page is a page where the computer will go to when user initially log
    onto the Internet.
    • Link, Hyperlink
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     It is a text found on a web page which, when clicked, will take the user to
    another web location.

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