INTERNET TERMINOLOGY
1. Browser- A type of software that allows you to navigate information databases; examples are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
2. Cookies- devices that are used to track and maintain information on a user of a particular website, it could be as simple as remembering a user name and password, or even the content of an electronic shopping cart.
3. DHCP- abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, it ensures that an IP address is not assigned to two clients (customers) simultaneously.
4. DNS- abbreviation for Domain Name System, it translates human-readable hostnames such as conwaycorp.com, into the IP addresses that the networking information needs for delivering the information.
5. Dynamic IP- the IP Address changes each time a user connects to the network
6. Email Client- computer program used to manage e-mails, users are able to configure these programs to accept their email, and many times gives users more options than they receive from their email provider. Examples include Microsoft Outlook, and Mozilla Firefox.
7. Ethernet Cable- type of wire that can connect a computer to a modem or computer to computer, typically blue in color with a plastic end that “clicks” into place in the computer and modem.
8. Firewall- a security device that most computers have set-up to protect the computer and its files from unauthorized or unwanted access.
9. FTP- abbreviation for File Transfer Protocol that allows files to be transferred from one computer to another, many times these files are stored on a FTP Server that will hold the files “on-line” to be accessed by authorized users anywhere they have internet access.
10. Home Page- the web page that appears every time a users logs onto the internet, ex. conwaycorp.com
11. HTML- abbreviation for Hyper Text Markup Language, the language used to run web documents. HTML communicates with browsers so users can see the proper text and images.
12. HTTP- abbreviation for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, backbone of the World Wide Web, this is the feature that allows communications to go on via the internet.
13. Internet History- listing of the addresses of the websites that a user has visited are stored on the computer.
14. IP Address- Unique “address” assigned to an electronic device, i.e. a computer, which allows it to communicate with other devices and be identified on a network.
15. Links- “buttons” that are stored on web pages that redirect users to other places on the internet, typically they are colored blue and underlined, ex. www.conwaycorp.com
16. MAC Address (ID) - number that uniquely identifies a device, such as a modem or network adapter, this number acts like a name for the device.
17. Modem- device that allows users the capability to connect to the internet. There are several types of modems, dial-up, wireless, cable, etc.; they all perform the same function in different ways. They each take a digital signal and decode it to produce the original digital data sent.
18. Router- device that determines the proper path for data to travel between different networks or computers, it can connect networks together, and is available in wired as well as wireless.
19. Search Engine- internet website that will help a user to find information on the internet, there are many different search engines with different options, but they typically work in the same manner. Examples include: Google, Yahoo!, MSN, and many more.
20. Spam- unsolicited bulk e-mail messages, typically sent by advertisers to your e-mail inbox.
21. Static IP- the IP Address assigned to a computer or device is the same each time a user connects to the network
22. Web Browser- software that allows a user to access and view HTML documents, examples include: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc.