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Introduction to the Internet and Intranets
Glossary
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Cable connection. A way of connecting to the Internet with the use of a TV cable provided by a TV cable company.Cable modem. Devices that connect computers to the Internet with a TV cable connection and an Ethernet network card.Commercial online service connection. One of the ways to connect to the Internet (i.e. America Online, Compuserve, and NetZero.Direct (or dedicated) connection. A type of Internet connection through an individual’s company, educational institution, or other organization.Domain name. The conversion of an IP number into words that identifies a computer connected to the Internet.Electronic commerce. Using electronic information technologies, such as electronic data interchange (EDI) or the Internet, to conduct business between trading partners.Electronic mail connection. A type of Internet connection that limits users to send mail electronically outside the organization.File transfer. Copying a file from one computer to another over a computer network.File transfer protocol (ftp). A client-server protocol that allows a user on one computer to transfer files to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network.Gopher protocol. A popular distributed document retrieval system that provides a menu of documents.Hypertext transport protocol (http). The Internet standard that supports the exchange of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) connection. A set of communications standards allowing a single wire or optical fiber to carry voice, digital network services and video. ISDN is intended to eventually replace the plain old telephone system.Internet. A system of linked computer networks, worldwide 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 the reach of each participating system.Intranet. A private network that uses Internet software and Internet standards. IP address — A unique 32-bit number that uniquely and precisely identifies the location of a particular computer on the Internet. Every computer that is directly connected to the Internet must have an IP address.Multimedia. Human-computer interaction involving text, graphics, voice and video which often includes concepts from hypertext. This term has come to be almost synonymous with CD-ROM in the personal computer world because the large amounts of data involved are currently best supplied on CD-ROM. Protocol. A set of formal rules describing how to transmit data, especially across a network.Shell or SLIP/PPP connections. A commonly used abbreviation for the two types of dialup Internet access that directly integrate your computer with the Internet. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). A set of standards for data transmission and error correction that allows the transfer of data from one Internet-linked computer to another.World Wide Web (WWW). A part of the Internet designed to allow easier navigation of the network through the use of graphical user interfaces and hypertext links between different addresses.
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