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Glossary of Terms
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| Browser | A software program which allows a person to visit sites on the World Wide Web and read hypertext. |
| Client | A program which requests services of another program. Normally, the browser is a client of a data server. |
| Database | A collection of information that is organised into records, so that it can be easily accessed, managed and updated. |
| Download | To retrieve a file from one computer system to another. |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions. A document that covers common questions and answers for a particular subject area. |
| Home page | Main page of a Web site. A Web site containing only one page, is also called a home page. |
| Host | The server on which a Web site is stored |
| Hypertext | Hypertext link or Hyperlink is a text-linking strategy that lets you jump between related information in a document by clicking on a button or highlighted word. |
| Internet | The Internet is the actual network of networks where all the information resides. Check The World Wide Web - The Internet |
| Netiquette | It is the "etiquette on the Internet". It refers to an informal code of conduct that governs what is generally considered to be the acceptable way for users to interact with one another online. |
| Server | A program which provides a service to another, known as the client. |
| URL | The Uniform Resource Locator is the address of a file acessible on the internet. The URL of the HSC home page is: htpp://hsc.csu.edu.au  . |
| Web Page | One single document on the Web. |
| Web Site | A collection of Web pages |
| WWW | The World Wide Web, or just "the Web," consists of Web pages that can be accessed with a Web browser. |
Links to other glossaries
The terms mentioned above are few of the basic terms for internet beginners. For more terms refer to the links below:
- Hypertext Terms (W3C)Netdictionary Glossary of Terms (At&T) Centrax Glossary (Centrax) Glossary of Academic Information Technology Terms (San Diego State University) Internet Glossary (Sharpened)Internetworking Terms and Acronyms (Cisco)What is ?
- The Internet Glossary (The E-business evolution)
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