Question | Answer |
E-mail | "is electronic mail that sends and receives messages through a computer network. To use electronic mail a computer |
Fiber Optic Cable | contains thin strands of glass that carry light instead of electricity. Fiber optic cables carry information faster than standard network cables. |
Firewall | is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a network. |
Server | is one central computer that stores the files and programs that can be accessed by computers connected to a network. |
HTML | is the coding used to write and format documents for publishing on the World Wide Web. |
Home Page | is the first web page the user sees when he enters a web site. |
Internet | a global network of networks |
ISP | provides Internet services to any connected user. |
LAN | is a series of two or more computers electronically connected usually within the same room or building. |
WAN | "is a network of computers that are electronically connected |
World Wide Web | is a collection of electronic pages accessed by using the Internet. |
Web Site | "is a location on the World Wide Web. It contains a homepage and may also contain additional web pages |
Web Page | "is a document on the World Wide Web that stores textual information |
URL | is an address for the Internet. |
Telecommunications | "is the process of sending and receiving information over a distance |
Search Engine | "A web site or web page on the Internet that allows users to find web sites |
Network | is a group of connected computers that allows people to share information and peripherals. |
WLAN | Wireless Local area network |
PAN | Personal area network (home network) |
NIC | Network interface card |
twisted pair | pairs of wire that are twisted together |
coaxial | network wire of a single copper core |
fiber optic | "plastic or glass wire that transmit light |
P2P | "network model where all PC's have the same role |
client/server | network model with one PC submits a request and another PC provides it |
range | maximum distance between access points |
transfer speed | speed at which an access point can send/receive data |
access point | device which collects wireless signals and sends them to the network |
hotspot | a location to connect to the Internet wirelessly |
protocols | a set of rules for communicating on a network |
IP | Internet protocol |
internet protocol | Universal addressing system for computers on the Internet |
TCP | transmission control protocol |
transmission control protocol | prepares data for communication on the Internet |
bps | bits per second |
bandwidth | maximum possible speed for transmitting on a network |
broadband | high speed communication |
domain name | unique name for identifying a network or Internet site on the Internet |
TLD | top level domain |
top level domain | identifies the kind of site a domain name is |
edu | education |
mil | military |
gov | governement |
com | commercial |
net | network of interests |
org | non-profit organization |
W3C | world wide web consortium |
url | uniform resource locator |
hyperlink | something to click to open a URL |