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Glossary
of Terms
If you
are at all unfamiliar with the internet or your
computer, please take time to browse through this
list. We have not even attempted to make this a
complete glossary, but are trying to include some
of the more familiar terms that are used in everyday
computing and internet. If you are interested in
looking up other terms, a good site for doing so
is Webopaedia.com.
Web Browser - a program used to locate and
display Web pages. The two most popular browsers
are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Both of these are graphical browsers, which means
that they can display graphics as well as text.
In addition, most modern browsers can present multimedia
information, including sound and video, though they
require plug-ins for some formats.
Desktop - In computer lingo, the desktop
is what your computer displays when the Windows
or Macintosh operating system first starts up. You
can use your computer desktop much like your desktop
at work or home, moving things around on it or placing
things on top of one another or putting things in
the recycle bin or trash can.
Link- When used to refer to the www, then
it usually refers to what most think of as a 'hotlink'
- this means if you click on the link (which can
either be a picture or text) then it will take you
to either another page in the same website or another
website.
Highlight - The act of marking (usually by
dragging and dropping) either a file, a set of text,
or a graphic (either a picture or icon). This is
usually done by "clicking and dragging"
your mouse.
Internet - A network connecting millions
of computers. As of 1999, the Internet has more
than 200 million users worldwide, and that number
is growing rapidly. More than 100 countries are
linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions.
Unlike online services, which are centrally controlled,
the Internet is decentralized by design. Each
Internet computer, called a host, is independent.
Its operators can choose which Internet services
to use and which local services to make available
to the global Internet community. Remarkably,
this anarchy by design works exceedingly well.
There are a variety of ways to access the Internet.
Most online services, such as America Online, offer
access to some Internet services. It is also possible
to gain access through a commercial Internet Service
Provider (ISP).
Network - A group of two or more computer
systems linked together. There are many types of
computer networks, including:
- local-area networks (LANs) : The computers
are geographically close together (that is,
in the same building).
- wide-area networks (WANs) : The computers
are farther apart and are connected by telephone
lines or radio waves.
Internet Service Provider - a company that
provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee,
the service provider gives you a software package,
username, password and access phone number. Equipped
with a modem, you can then log on to the Internet
and browse the World Wide Web and send and receive
e-mail.
Online Services - A business that
provides its subscribers with a wide variety
of data transmitted over telecommunications
lines. Online services provide an infrastructure
in which subscribers can communicate with
one another, either by exchanging e-mail
messages or by participating in online
conferences (forums). In addition, the
service can connect users with an almost
unlimited number of third-party information
providers. Subscribers can get up-to-date
stock quotes, news stories hot off the
wire, articles from many magazines and
journals, in fact, almost any information
that has been put in electronic form.
Of course, accessing all this data carries
a price. Three of the largest online services
are America Online, Compuserve and MSN.
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