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Internet Most Important Terms :
24 X 7 : A Reference to something that is open 24 hours a day, Seven days a week.
Access Provider : Company which sells internet connection. Known as Internet Service Provider too.
ActiveX : A Microsoft technologies that facilities information sharing among applications.
Address : A Network address. It has two forms, Numbers and Alphanumeric.
Affiliate : An organization or Individual whom you have formed a formal or informal agreement with
to either sell or receive products, services, content, traffic etc.
Animated GIF : A graphical interchange format (image) that appears to move or change as a result of
multiple layered images.
Anonymous FTP : A FTP (File Transfer Protocol) session in which a user connects to a remote host, by
using a username as anonymous.
ANSI : Computer use several methods for deciding how to put information on the screen and how the
keyboard interacts with the screen.
Archive : The name given to a historical or old files, which are normally compressed using a
comparison technique
Applet : A computer program written in java.
APRANet : A predecessor of the internet where the methodology and software on which the internet
is based were tested .
Article : A Message or file.
ASCII : American standard code for Information Interchange.
Attachment : A file delivered as part of an e-mail message.
BackBone : A high speed network that connects several powerful computers.
Backoffice : All the function in a company that occur behind the scene away from public.
Bandwidth : A measure of the amount of data.
Banner Ad : The long thin ads shown at a website.
Baud : The speed at which modems transfer data.
BBS : Bulletin Board System.

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Binary File : A file containing information such as a program, compressed archive, an imade or a
document.
Bit : A binary digit.
Bookmark : A list of links of URLs on the internet maintained within a web browser.
Bounced Email : When email is undeliverable, it sent back to the sender and is said to have bounced
back.
BPS : Bits Per Second
Browser : A client program that used to view resources on the internet, particularly Web Pages.
Byte : A set of bits. (1 Byte = 8 bits)
Buzz : Conversation about a particular company or technology.
CERN : Council European pour la Recherche Nucleaire.
CGI : Common Gateway Interface.
Chat Room : An online place where people to post and read electronic messages.
Click Through : When a visitor to a website uses a link to access another website that’s known as Click
Through.
Cookie : A file stored on your hard disk and used to identify your computer.
Content : The collective name for the text, picture, sound, data or other information presented by a
website.
Crack : To break a program security.
DDN : Defence Data Network.
Dial-Up Access : Access the internet through a telephone line and a modem.
Direct Connection : A connection, such as SLIP or PPP, whereby our computer becomes a live part of
the internet.
DNS : Domain Name System.
Domain : An address to reach at a specific website.
Download : Copying a file from a host system to your computer.
e-Bank : An online bank that provides regular bank services over the internet.
e-Commerce : Business conducted exclusively through an electronic format.
Email : Electronic mail, a basic Internet service for sending or receiving messages electronically over a
computer network.

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EDI : Electronic Data Interchange.
EFT : Electronic Fund Transfer.
Emotions : A combination of keyword characters using which facial expressions.
Encryption : A procedure of jumbling data by using a mathematical function.
ERP : Enterprise Resource Planning.
FAQ : Frequently Asked Questions, A list containing the questions and their answers on a specific
topic.
File : Anything stored on a computer, such as a program, image or document.
Firewall : Software intended to prevent unauthorized access to a computer network.
Freeware : Software that is available on the internet for free.
FTP : File Transfer Protocol.
FYI : For Your Information.
Gateway : A hardware and software set up that enables translation between two different protocols.
GIF : Graphic Interchange Format. It is used for storing photoquality graphic images.
Gigabyte : A measurement of electronic file size. Roughly equal to one billion byte.
GUI : Graphic User Interface. Uses icons and images in addition to text to repersent information.
Hacker : A person who enjoys stretching hardware and software to their limits.
Hit : A visit to a website by a web surfer.
Homepage : The first screen of a site on the WWW.
Host : A computer on the internet containing and providing access to various resources and services.
HTML : Hyper Text Mark Up Language. The computer language used for creating documents on the
WWW.
HTTP : Hyper Text Transport Protocol. The protocol used to transfer information over the WWW.
Hyperlink : A Link, when clicked will automatically transfer an internet user to another page or
website.
i-Commerce : Business conducted through an electronic format on the Internet.
InterNIC : Internet Network Information Center. A controlling body that administers and registers
domain names and IP address.
Internet : An internet is a large number of smaller networks.

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IP : Internet Protocol. A numeric address used to located physical or virtual computers or sites on the
internet.
IPO : Initial Public Offering. The first public offering of a stock.
IRC : Internet Relay Chat.
JAVA : An object oriented programming language.
JPEG : Joint Photographic Experts Group, A type of graphic file format suitable for use in web
document.
Kbps : Thousand Bits Per Second.
LAN : Local Area Network. A computer network with certain limitations like networking with in same
building or campus.
Login : The process of connecting to a host computer or public access site.
Logoff : Disconnect from a host.
Modem : A computer peripheral that connects a computer to a data transmission line similar to a
telephone line.
Multimedia : A content that combines text, sound, graphics or video.
Network : A Communications system that links two or more computers together so that they can
share resources.
Newbie : Somebody new on the internet.
Node : Any single computer connected to a network.
Offline : When your computer is not connected to a host computer system or the internet.
Online : When your computer is connected to another computer, bulletin-board system or public
access site.
Password : A code used to get access to a locked system.
PC : Personal Computer.
Post : To compose a message and then send it out electronically as in email or News group for other to
see.
PPP : Point to Point Protocol.
Protocol : A set rules or procedures for exchanging information between networks or computer
systems.
Search Engine : A software application or service used to locate files on an internet or the web.

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Server : A computer that provides access to the internet.
Service Provider : An organization that provides access to the internet.
Shareware : Software that is made available on a limited time trial base.
Site : A collection of related webpages.
Spam : A message that is unnecessarily posted to multiple newsgroup.
Surf : To browse the internet.
Text File : A file that contains text only.
Traffic : Visits to a Website.
URL : Uniform Resource Locator, An address on the World Wide Web.
WAN : Wide Area Network, A Network that covers an area larger than single building or campus.
WebPage : A series of HTML, files that can be viewed by using a browser Webcast.
Wizard : Computer based help that guides you through the steps necessary to complete atask.
WWW : World Wide Web.
Zip : PC file compression format that creates files with extension .zip
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