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- BBB
- Bandwidth
- The amount of data that can be handled by a
- data communication link, for example a
- telephone line.
-
- Browser
- A software program that lets you access the
- Internet's resources. A browser is particularly
- used in relation to the World Wide Web, e.g.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- CCC
- Cookies
- A 'cookie' is what identifies you when you return
- to the www.mweb.co.za homepage, to ensure
- that we provide the personalisation information
- you had previously chosen.
- DDD
- Domain Name
- The name of the specific computer which you
- have accessed on the Internet. It usually
- consists of a number of words separated by
- dots, for example mweb.co.za
- EEE
- E-mail
- An electronic mailing system which enables
- you to send messages over the Internet. All e-
- mail addresses contain the symbol "@", an
- example being johnxxx@mweb.co.za.
-
- E-commerce
- A secure way of buying and selling products
- or services over the Internet.
- FFF
- FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Documents on the Internet which list the most
- common questions and their answers on any
- given subject.
-
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- The standard Internet procedure for moving
- files from one computer to another.
- HHH
- Hacking
- Refers to the practice of breaking into
- computer systems, either directly or via a
- network.
-
- HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language)
- A programming language which enables
- Web pages to be linked to one another. In
- fact, most of the websites you see on the
- Internet are created using HTML.
-
- HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- The procedure used by the World Wide Web
- to display information on a computer screen,
- and which appears at the beginning of a
- URL, e.g. http://www.mweb.co.za
- III
- The Internet
- The term for the global network of computers
- which are consequently able to communicate
- with each other.
-
- IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
- A global network of people 'talking' to each
- other in real time (i.e. almost as immediate
- as an ordinary conversation) over the Internet
- by typing messages via their keyboards.
-
- ISDN (Integrated Services Digital
- Network)
- A type of Internet connection that enables
- you to transmit and receive more data over
- your existing telephone line than would a
- modem.
-
- ISP (Internet Service Provider)
- A company that gives you access to the
- Internet, for example M-Web.
- LLL
- Link (or Hypertext)
- Refers to an underlined word or phrase
- which, by clicking on it, takes you to a
- different document relating to the information
- in the link.
- MMM
- Modem
- Short for "MOdulator/DEModulator", a
- device that allows your computer to
- communicate using a telephone line.
- NNN
- Newsgroups
- A system of communication where people
- can send and reply to messages on just
- about any topic of interest. Newsgroups are
- often referred to as USENET news.
- PPP
- POP (Point of Presence)
- A location where you can get dial-up access
- (i.e. where you can access the Internet).
- SSS
- Search Engine
- A computer database which attempts to
- catalogue all the information on the Internet.
- You can then search the database by typing
- in a key word or phrase, or a question, and
- the search engine will retrieve the
- information for you. An example of a search
- engine is http://search.mweb.co.za
-
- Spamming
- The transmission of large amounts of junk
- mail ("spam") to e-mail lists, newsgroups,
- and so on. More often than not, it is viewed
- as an unacceptable Internet practice.
-
- Surfing
- The process of moving from website to
- website by clicking on links within each document.
- TTT
- TCP/IP (Transmission Control
- Protocol/Internet Protocol)
- A communications procedure which allows
- computers with different operating systems
- (e.g. Windows 3 / Windows 98) to
- communicate with each other by breaking
- digital information into small ΓÇÿpacketsΓÇÖ which
- are routed between the computers that are
- communicating.
- UUU
- URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
- Also known as an "address", it specifies the
- location of a file on a server, for example:
- http://www.mweb.co.za
-
- Usenet
- A collection of all the newsgroups.
- WWW
- Wap (Wireless Application Protocol)
- A communication procedure which provides a
- simple way of extending Internet-type services
- to the new generation of cellular phones.
-
- WWW (or "Web")
- Whereas the Internet refers to a collection of
- computers that are able to communicate with
- each other, the "World Wide Web" is the
- easy-to-use graphic interface - with any
- combination of text, pictures, sound or video -
- which allows you to move about the Internet
- by clicking on certain images or words.