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Intro to Internet
Terms and Information about the Internet
Term | Definition |
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Internet | a worldwide collection of computers and computer networks |
Network | collection of two or more computers that are connected to share resources and information |
Internet Backbone | collection of high-speed data lines that connect major computer systems located around the world |
ISP | a company that has a permanent connection to that Internet backbone |
World Wide Web (WWW) | the part of the Internet that supports multimedia and consists of a collection of linked documents |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) | which is a set of rules for exchanging text, graphics, sound, video, and other multimedia files |
Web Pages | linked documents, or pages of information, on the Web |
Web Site | related collection of Web pages that is created and maintained by an individual, company, educational institution, or other organization |
Home Page | which is the first document users see when they access the Web site |
Web Server | a computer that stores and sends requested Web pages and other files |
Publishing | copying the Web pages and associated files, such as graphics and audio, to a Web server |
Web Browser | a program that interprets and displays Web pages and enables you to view and interact with a Web page |
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | the address of a document or other file accessible on the Internet |
Protocol | http:// |
Domain Name | www.rcsd.ms |
Path | ~web26 |
Filename | index |
File extension | .html |
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) | set of special tags to define the structure, layout and appearance of a Web page |
WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | creating page “styles” which define how HTML elements, such as those used to format text, are to be displayed throughout a Web site |