Vocabulary |
Term |
Definition |
| Hardware |
The physical components making up a computer. |
| Software |
Computer instructions or data refering to applacations in the computer. |
| Peripheral |
Computer devices that are not necessary for a computer to work. |
| Web Browser |
A software application used to view web pages. Examples include:Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer |
| Protocol |
An agreed-upon format for transmitting data between two devices. |
| Network |
A group of two or more computer systems linked together. |
| Intranet |
A private network based on TCP/IP protocols, belonging to an organization, the programs look and act like others, but accessible only by the organization's members, employees, or others with authorization. |
| Internet |
a global network connecting millions of computers. |
| Server |
A server is a computer or device on a network that manages the network resources. Servers are often dedicated, meaning that they perform no other tasks besides their server tasks. |
| Client |
A piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server. The server is often (but not always) on another computer system, in which case the client accesses the service by way of a network. |
| Web Page |
A document that is suitable for the web and web browsers. The web page is what's being displayed on a web browser. |
| Website |
A page or collection of pages on the web that contains specific information which was all provided by one or a group of people and traces back to a common Uniform Resource Locator (URL). |
| URL |
A protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet. |
| HTML |
The set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a web browser page. |
| HTTP |
The communications protocol used to connect to Web servers on the Internet or on a local network (intranet). |
| ISP |
An organization that provides access to the Internet. |
| FTP |
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network. |
| Cookie |
A small text file (up to 4KB) created by a website that is stored in the user's computer either temporarily for that session only or permanently on the hard disk (persistent cookie) that provide a way for the website to recoginze you. |
| CSS |
Short for Cascading Style Sheets, a new feature being added to HTML that gives both Web site developers and users more control over how pages are displayed. |
| LAN |
A computer network that spans a relatively small area. |
| WAN |
A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. |
| Web Host |
A Web host is in the business of providing server space, Web services and file maintenance for Web sites controlled by individuals or companies that do not have their own Web servers. |
| Tag |
A command inserted in a document that specifies how the document, or a portion of the document, should be formatted. Such examples include: SGML, HTML, and XML |
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