Term | Definition |
Server | A server is a computer that "serves" many different computers in a network by running specialized software and storing information. |
Client | A client runs familiar software such as web browsers or email software, and it communicates with the server to get the information it requires. |
World Wide Web | The World Wide Web is a virtual network of websites connected by hyperlinks (or "links"). |
HTML | The backbone of the World Wide Web is made of HTML files, which are specially formatted documents that can contain links, as well as images and other media. |
URL | to get to a webpage, you can type the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) into a browser. |
Search Engine | a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web |
Intelligent Personal Assistants | An intelligent personal assistant is a mobile software agent that can perform tasks, or services, for an individual based on user input, location awareness, and the ability to access information from a variety of online sources |
Social Networking | the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself. |
Instant Messaging | send (someone) an instant message |
voIP | VOIP is an acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol, or in more common terms phone service over the Internet. |
Blogs | a personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis |
Streaming Media | Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider |
Embedded Media | Media/media links that can be included in an HTML page, such as Windows Media streams, Audio files or GIF animations. Our custom player includes an embedded media player |