ASCII text
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.Text that doesn't have any special formatting. Also called plain text authoring when you're creating your own web pages. Splash! is an HTML authoring tool. B
Binary file
A file that is translated into binary code, using 1's and 0's. Also used to describe files that aren't plain text, such as graphics and multimedia files.BMP
Bitmap. A graphics file format.
Browser
Computer software, such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, used to request and view World Wide Web material. Also known as a client program.
CCGI
Common Gateway Interface.Used to create server-based web applications with languages such as Perl or C.Character Set Encoding. The encoding you choose in order to accommodate different symbols from numerous languages. For English, choose the Latin1 character set.client The end-user side of client/server, client typically refers to a consumer of network services of one kind of another. Netscape Navigator is a client program that communicates with web servers, for example.
Content
The text, images, and objects that make up a web page.Cookie
A piece of limited, internal information that is transmitted between server software and the client application.Cross-Platform
Able to function on more than one computer operating system. For example, software that works on Microsoft Windows, then Macintosh Operating System (MacOS) and UNIX operating systems. DDNS
Domain Name System.The system used by machines on a network to associate standard IP addresses (such as 205.217.250.5) with hostnames (such as www.beamsoft.com). Machines normally get this translated information from a DNS server or look it up in tables maintained on their systems. DNS is the addressing protocol that allows Internet computers to find each other.
Domain
The name of a server or machine on a network. For example, in the URL http://www.beamsoft.com/home.html, the domain name is beamsoft.Drag-And-Drop
The process by which you use your computer mouse to click on items on your screen, move them around (while holding the mouse button down), and then, when you've moved the item to the desired location, release the mouse button. Usually used to imply that a program is easy to use, since data can be manipulated in a visual manner. FFAQ
Frequently Asked Questions.A document that lists most frequently asked questions, with appropriate answers.
Firewall
A method used to protect information in internal computer networks from external access.Form
In HTML, a way of submitting information to a server in a specified format.Frames
A way of organizing 2 or more web pages together, in a patchwork-like way. These patchwork pages contain rectangular frames, each frame presents its own page (similar to the picture-in-picture feature offered in some television sets). The frameset is the top-level page that combines the other frames in a framed page. GGIF
Graphics Interchange Format.A cross-platform image format originally created by CompuServe. GIF files are usually much smaller in size than other graphic file types, such as BMP and TIFF files. H
Home page
Home pages are usually defined as:- A web page where your Netscape Navigator first starts.
- A synonymous term for your own, personal web page.
Hostname
A name for a machine in the form machine.domain.com, which is translated into an IP address. For example, www.beamsoft.com is the machine www is the subdomain beamsoft and com domain.HTML
Hypertext Markup Language.A text-formatting language used to create Web pages. All web pages on the Internet are written in variations of HTML. HTML is based on Standard Generalized Markup Language SGML).
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol.The protocol for exchanging information between HTTP servers and clients.
HTTPS
A secure version of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), implemented using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).Hyperlink
A pointer in one part of a document that transports you to another part of the same document or to another document entirely. Hyperlinks are also called links. IIMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol.The process by which you access your email messages on your mail server, rather than your on local computer.
IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol, version 4.Internet
The global network of computers that enable people all over the world to electronically communicate with each other.Internet Service Provider (ISP)
An organization that allows you access to the Internet via their computers. Most ISPs will charge you a fee for this service.Intranet
A network of computers, similar in function to the Internet, in which access is granted only to certain users. For example, if a company has an intranet, usually only company employees can access its intranet.IP Address
Internet Protocol address.A set of four numbers between 0 and 255, separated by periods, that specifies a location for the TCP/IP protocol.
ISP
See Internet Service Provider. JJavaScript
A compact, object-based scripting language for developing client and server Internet applications.JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group.A graphics file format. L
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.A protocol that lets users update and search directories over a TCP/IP connection.
Link
A pointer in one part of a document that transports you to another part of the same document or to another document entirely. Same as a hyperlink.See also mailto link.
Link Source
Where the link points from; the entry point to the link. For example, a word in one document that will bring you to a place in another document. To specify where to send the user, use the appropriate link target to identify a document and/or place within a document.Link Target
Where links point to; the ending point of a link. For example, where a link in another document takes you. Targets have unique identifiers made up of alphanumeric characters, and these identifiers are unique within each document, just as a street address is unique within a city.Local
Pertains to your machine, e.g., a local copy of a document exists on your computer.Location
Synonymous with URL (Uniform Resource Locator). Where a page is located on the Internet or an intranet.Login Name
The name you type in to log in to your network or Internet account. MMailto Link
A link whose URL begins with mailto:, which then produces the Message Composition window (with the recipient's address automatically filled in) to appear.
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.
A format for email that allows you to send email with sounds, non-US-ASCII characters, PostScript file types, and other formats.
NetHelp
An open standard for cross-platform, context-sensitive HTML-based online help.Netiquette
Etiquette for communicating on the Internet. Netiquette refers to an acceptably polite method of communicating, so that misunderstandings rarely happen.Netsite
The label on the Location field if you access a web page that is located on a Netscape server.Newsgroup
A collection of messages around a particular topic or existing for a specific group of individuals. Newsgroups can be open to the general public or to a private group. PPage
See web page.Pathname
Identifies the location of an item on the server. Also used as part of a URL address. For example, in the URL http://home.netscape.com/foo/fooey/index.html,the pathname is /foo/fooey/index.html.
Plain-text
Text that doesn't contain formatting. Also called ASCII text.Plug-in
Plug-ins are software programs that extend the capabilities of Netscape Navigator in a specific way - giving you, for example, the ability to play audio samples or view video movies from within NavigatorPublish
The process you go through to put your web pages up on a site, so that others can access your pages. RRich-Text
Text that contains formatting instructions, such as HTML text. SServer
1. A computer on a network that responds to service requests,
such as allowing access to a requested web page.
2. The second component of a URL, in which the computer
system that stores the information you seek is identified.
Site
A place where web pages reside.SMTP Server
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.A server that processes outgoing mail. T
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.The communications protocol used by the Internet.
Telnet
An application that allows you to connect to and interact with another computer using standard Internet protocols.TN3270
Used to make a Telnet connection to an IBM mainframe. The term comes from the screen dimensions (32" x 70") of an original IBM workstation.Thread
Discussion or email messages concerning the same topic. Topics in the same thread are determined by the text in the subject area of the message.Thumbnail Image
An inline image that is a smaller version of the real image. Thumbnail images are much smaller and faster to transport than the full-size image.Trash
A folder that contains unwanted messages, and most likely, at some point, the user will empty (delete all messages within) this folder. UURL
Uniform Resource Locator.The naming scheme that defines the location of a particular file on the Internet or an intranet. Each web page has a unique URL. The URL functions as a kind of address-- it tells Netscape Navigator the location of a web page. A URL has two components: the protocol, and the server address. The URL http://netscape.com/home.htm indicates that the document home.htm is on the netscape.com computer, and is using HTTP as its protocol.
UserID
Your identity on a server. Also called username.Username
The name you use to identify yourself to servers. Also called userID. WWAIS
Wide Area Information System.A search engine, used to search network computers.
Web Page
An HTML document that you can either browse or edit. A web page can be on the Internet, or an intranet.World Wide Web
The graphical interface to the worldwide network of computers called the Internet.WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get.Refers to information that doesn't have to be compiled, formatted, or coded before you see what it's going to look like. X
XBM
X Bit Map.A graphics file format.