| Term |
Definition |
| Modem |
A piece of computer equipment that allows you to communicate with
another computer over a regular phone line. |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| Hyperlink |
Hyperlinks are used with browsers, they tell the internet browser
the address of the specified link, the location of the file to access. |
| HTML |
HyperText Markup Language - the language of web pages |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator - the address of a web page |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol - the protocol used to transfer form one web
page to another |
| E-mail |
Electronic Mail |
| UNIX |
Operating system used in many networked computers |
| TCP/IP |
The family of data communication protocols used to organize computers
on the Internet |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol - Used for moving files back and forth between computers.
You do not need an account on the computer you are accessing if it is configured
as an ftp server. Also called "anonymous ftp". When using ftp
or ncftp, unless the site tell you otherwise use * Login: anonymous Password:
your userID (ex: jonesj@aspire.cs.uah.edu) You can also use ftp on your
own account, your own login and password is required. |
| Telnet |
Command that allows you to leave your present system and login to other
computers on the Internet. Telnet usually requires a login name and password
for the remote computer |
| IP Name or IP Number |
A computer's "address" is referred to as its IP Name or IP Number.
Over a dial-up connection your host computer serves as your IP address
for transferring files from other networks to the host tobe downloaded
to your computer. |
| User ID |
Every erson who uses a computer on Internet has a unique "ID"
on that computer network called their User ID or Login ID. To communicate
with someone on another computer you need to know their User ID and their
computer's address (IP Name) |