Question | Answer |
ActiveX | A programming interface developed by Microsoft for Windows. This set of rules controls Windows applications that are downloaded from the Internet and then run in a browser |
Client | A type of computer program that makes a service request from a server |
Cookie | A small text file that Web sites put on your computer to store information about you and your preferences |
Digital certificate | An electronic document similar to an ID card |
Domain | Identifies a computer or Web site on the Internet |
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | Used to upload (send) files from one computer to another and retrieve (download) files from a server to a computer |
Home page | The first page that appears in the browser when you visit a Web site |
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) | A text-based program that creates hyperlinked documents. |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) | A language computers use to transmit hypertext documents over the Internet |
Internet Protocol (IP) address | A numerical addressing system that uniquely identifies computers and networks linked to the Internet |
Internet service provider (ISP) | An organization or company that provides connectivity to the Internet through a telecommunications line or wireless system |
Mosaic | The first graphical browser |
Podcast | A method of publishing files (primarily audio) to the Internet that can be streamed or downloaded for playback on a computer or a personal digital audio player |
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) | Also known as Rich Site Summary and RDF Summary, is a format originally developed to syndicate news articles online, and is now widely used to share the content of blogs |
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) | A protocol for managing the security of message transmissions on the Internet |
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | The address of a Web page, FTP site, audio stream, or other Internet resource |
Web 2.0 | Also called the participatory Web, this term has several definitions, although the most popular one refers to Web sites where users can modify the content |
Web cache | A temporary storage area on your computer for collecting data |
Web site | A collection of related HTML-formatted Web pages located on the World Wide Web |
Wiki | A collaborative Web site that people can use to add, edit, remove, and organize Web page content |