BBS - bulletin board system for posting and reading messages
binary file - file format that contains more than text
BITNET - large network of educational institutions
bookmark - file containing locations of places to which you want instant access
bps - rate measuring the speed of data transmission (bits per second)
browser - program that lets you explore the hypertexted World Wide Web topics
BTW - communication term for by the way
cache - area for temporary storage of data
chat - on-screen conversation between two users
compressed files - files that have been reduced in size by compression
programs like compress, tar, pkzip and WinZip
CSLIP - a faster version of SLIP (Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol)
DNS - a system that allows Internet hosts to locate and communicate with
each other (Domain Name System)
domain - an Internet computer system
download - copy a file from a remote computer to your computer
ELM - an electronic mail system
e-mail - electronic mail
encryption - a file encoding convention
FAQ - frequently asked questions
finger - command to find information about another user
firewall - electronic barrier blocking certain types of communications
flame - an abusive message
fred - command to search for a user's organization
Freenet - community computer bulletin board system
FTP - means to copy files between computers (File Transfer Protocol)
FYI - communication term meaning "for your information"
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format used to display color images
gopher - menu system to locate information
gopherspace - the world of gopher menus
helper applications - applications that increase Netscape's functionality,
such as in decompressing files, playing audio and video files, and improving
image display
host - computer with a direct Internet connection
HTML - HyperText Markup Language used to create documents on the World Wide Web
HTTP - HyperText Transfer Protocol used to transfer World Wide Web pages
hypermedia - system of text, graphics, video and audio links providing easy navigation with a variety of paths
hypertext - system of text links providing easy navigation with a variety of paths
IMO - communication term for in my opinion
IP - program that sorts and delivers Internet communications (Internet Protocol)
IRC - on-line discussion service (Internet Relay Chat)
JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group format used for image compression
Jughead - index system to search specific gopher sites
logging on - procedure to establish an authorized connection to a computer
Lynx - text-based program for browsing the World Wide Web
mailing list - a means to send a message to a group of addresses at the same time
Netscape - software application that helps you navigate the Internet
Netsite - URL indicator
newsgroup - a bulletin board system on a specific topic
NEWSRC file - file containing your subscription newsgroups, all available newsgroups and articles that have been viewed
newsreader - program to access newsgroup information
NNTP - Net News Transfer Protocol used to transmit USENET news
ping - program to detect whether a remote computer is operating and gauge transmission time
postmaster - administrator of an Internet mail system
PPP - technology that enables sorting and delivery of Internet communications via serial or ISDN connections (Point to Point Protocol)
proxy server - server that grants access to the Internet from within a firewall
remote login - program that enables you to connect to a remote computer and act as if you are part of its system search engine - tool that performs keyword searches of Internet titles, file contents, indexes and/or directories
server - computer that provides services to another computer on a network
shareware - public domain software that can be exchanged without restrictions
SLIP - technology that enables sorting and delivery of Internet communications via serial or telephone connections by modem
SMTP - program that handles mail communications on the Internet (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
SOCKS - server software that lets computers access the Internet from within a firewall
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer protocol used for security
tar file - compressed tape archive file
TCP/IP - program that sorts and delivers Internet communications (Transmission Control Protocol - Internet Protocol)
telnet -remote log in to other Internet computers
TIA - communication term for thanks in advance
trn - newsreader program
UNIX - computer operating system used by most Internet computers
Unzip - a program used to uncompress files
URL - Uniform Resource Locator, the address of a World Wide Web page
USENET - global bulletin board system
UUdecode - conversion program to restore a converted file to its original format
UUencode - conversion program to change a file into ASCII format for sending
Veronica - index system to search gopherspace
VT100 - standard terminal type
W3 - hypertexted information system (World Wide Web)
WAIS - system of databases (Wide Area Information Server)
whois - command to locate another user's name
WinSock - Windows Sockets standard for the interaction between Windows and a TCP/IP Internet connection
WinZip - Windows shareware program to compress and uncompress files
World Wide Web - hypertexted information system
WWW - hypertexted information system (World Wide Web)
