Browser

Browser:
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.



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OSI Model
The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model for describing network protocols was devised by the Internet Standards Organization. It divides protocols in to seven layers to standardize and simplify definitions.



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QuickTime
This is a digital video standard developed for Apple Macintosh computers. Special viewing applications are needed to run QuickTime movies.


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Router
A communications device designed to transmit signals via the most efficient route possible.


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T-1
High-speed data line connection. T-1 operates at 1.45 Mbps.
Tags
These are formatting codes used in HTML documents. Tags indicate how parts of a document will appear when displayed by browsing software.
TCP-IP
The basic protocols controlling applications on the Intn the Internet; it stands for "transmission control protocol/Internet protocol."
TIFF
This is the acronym for Tagged Image File Format, a graphic file format developed by Aldus and Microsoft. Mosaic supports the viewing of TIFF images.


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URL
This is the abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator, the addressing system used in the World Wide Web and other Internet resources. The URL contains information about the method of access, the server to be accessed and the path of any file to be accessed.


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Veronica
This is a search utility that helps find information on gopher servers. Veronica allows users to enter keywords to locate the gopher site holding the desired information. The name is an acronym for "very easy rodent oriented net-wide index of computerized archives." Honest!




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XML
eXtensible Mark-up Language, a specification developed by the W3C. XML is a pared-down version of Standard Generalised Mark-Up Language, designed especially for Web documents. It allows designers to create their own customised tags, enabling the definition, transmission, validation, and interpretation of data between applications and between organizations.




LAN (Local Area Network)
A network between computers in a local area (like inside a building), usually connected via local cables. See also WAN.

Link
The same as a hyperlink.

Linux
Open source computer operating system based on Unix. Mostly used on servers and web servers.



Opera
The browser from the company Opera.
Learn more about browsers in our browser section

OS (Operating System)
The software that manages the basic operating of a computer.



QuickTime
A multimedia file format created by Apple.
Learn more about QuickTime in our Media tutorial







ZIP
A compressing format for computer files. Commonly used for compressing files before downloading over the Internet. ZIP files can be compressed (ZIPPED) and decompressed (UNZIPPED) using a computer program like WINZIP.





Localization
The process of adapting a computer program for a specific international market, which includes translating the user interface into a foreign language, resizing dialog boxes to fit the new language, customizing features if necessary, and testing results to ensure that the original program still works.





NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol)
The open Internet standard for newsgroup discussions. Allows users to access Internet newsgroups and integrate them with discussion forums.
Online Service
A company that allows computer users to connect to the Internet by dialing into its computers using a modem. Similar to ISPs, these services also offer features and online content available only to members.




TCP-IP (Transmission Control Protocol - Internet Protocol)
A common method of assigning addresses on a network so that different types of server operating systems can all communicate regardless of any other communications protocol also in effect. In other words, you may be using a PC running Windows 95, connecting to an ISP running UNIX which, in turn, attaches to the Internet. If all three are running TCP-IP (which they are) than they can all talk to each other.
Telnet
A program used by webmasters to communicate with UNIX servers.




VRML (Virtual Reality Markup Language)
VRML is a language for assembling and displaying virtual visual worlds, usually in three dimensions.





XML
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a standardized way for web page authors to present information.
XHTML
XHTML is a more standardized way for web page authors to write HTML using XML standards.



.com

A domain name used by commercial enterprises.

.gif

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) filename extension

.jpg or .jpeg

Filename extensions of images in JPEG format.

.mov

File name extension for files with video sequences. A QuickTime player is needed in order to play such a file.

.mpg or .mpeg

Filename extension for files in MPEG format.

.zip

File name extension for files compressed with PKZIP program or similar.

100BaseT

Cabling used for FastEthernet.

10BaseT

Cabling used for Ethernet.



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XML

Extensible Markup Language. A meta-language, abbreviated version of SGML, used to specify other document types used on the Web. Accepted as a format in 1998 to replace dependence on HTML extensions. MSIE 5.5 and Netscape 6 both support XML.


ZIP

A popular compression utility.