Friday, September 23, 2011

Volcab

Jacob
Cuningham

1.  IP Address: An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

2.  Usenet: Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.

3.  Account: The means by which a user can access a computer system, or used on e-mail addresses

4.  Host: a computer connected to the Internet or another IP-based network

5.  FTP: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server.

6.  ZIP, EXE, CAB : STUFF

8.  HTML: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages.
9.  Link: something that takes you to another page.

10.  WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get. The term is used in computing to describe a system in which content (text and graphics) displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form exactly corresponding to its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product.    which might be a printed document, web page, or slide presentation.

11.  TXT, DOC, XLS:

12.  Bandwidth: Bandwidth (computing) or digital bandwidth: a rate of data transfer, bit rate or throughput, measured in bits per second (bps)

13.     DNS server: The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network.

14.     Client: somebody who buys stuff from you.

15.     Bounce: when you go up and down.


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