| Banner
Ads |
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A
graphic image, which acts as an advertisement to
entice site visitors to "click through" to
obtain further information.
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| Browser |
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A
software program that let’s someone surf the
Internet and web. The two most common web
browsers are from Netscape and Microsoft.
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| Cache |
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A
folder on a computer that stores pages already
visited on the web. Used to reduce download
times, especially when clicking the "back"
button on a web browser.
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| Domain
Name |
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A
convention used to allocate and structure the
Internet hierarchy into meaningful sections.
For example, at the higher level are the
".com", ".org"
and ".net" domains, which can then be
broken down into further domains.
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| E-mail |
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Electronic
mail – an Internet service that allows
messages to be sent from person to person, and
which ca contain different file types such as
text, graphics video, audio, spreadsheets, etc.
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| FAQ |
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Frequently
asked questions – lists of commonly asked
questions and answers on specific subjects.
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| FTP |
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File
Transfer Protocol – a method of transferring
files electronically between computers on the
Internet.
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| Gateway |
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An
access point connecting one network on the
Internet with another neighbouring network.
There are also payment gateways that offer
direct access into a banks private network.
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| GIF |
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Graphical
Interchange Format – a compressed graphics
system used commonly on the Internet.
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| HTML |
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Hyper
Text Markup Language – the language used to
create web pages on the Internet.
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| HTTP |
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Hyper
Text Transport Protocol – the communications
mechanism used to exchange information on the
Internet.
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| ISDN |
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Integrated
services digital network – a communications
service offering speeds of 64kbs and 128kbs via
a telephone network.
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| ISP |
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Internet
service provider - A company providing Internet
access to individuals and companies.
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| IPP |
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Internet
Payment Provider – A company offering merchant
account creation and on-line transaction
services.
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| JPEG |
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Joint
Picture Expert Group – A graphical image
compression system used widely on the Internet.
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| Link |
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A
hypertext facility that allows a connection
between two objects on the Internet whether they
may be text, video, audio or graphics.
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| Modem |
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Modulator/Demodulator
– a hardware device that enables a computer to
access the Internet via a normal telephone line.
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| Newsgroups |
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General
discussion forums, rather like global electronic
blackboards, covering every subject imaginable.
There are approximately 45,000 such groups.
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| Portal |
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A
website that’s is used to get to another site.
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| Real
Time Transaction |
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An
Internet payment system in which credit card
details are authenticated and verified within a
matter of seconds.
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| Search
Engines |
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Websites
containing searchable databases of information
and resources on the Internet.
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| Secure
Server |
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A
web server offering e-commerce facilities.
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| Shopping
Basket |
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A
software system used at websites that allows
visitors to place their goods and products in an
electronic shopping cart. Items can be added and
removed very easily before proceeding to the
“checkout” at the website to pay for the
goods purchased.
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| TCP/IP |
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Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol – the
fundamental communication mechanism used on the
Internet. Invented by Robert Kahn and Vint
Cerf.
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| URL |
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Uniform
Resource Locator – the unique identification
of a website or web resource, such as http://www.novawebmedia.com
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| Visitors |
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The
number of people arriving at your web site,
often called hits. Can be measured over an hour,
day, week, month, etc.
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| Web
Server |
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A
software program that manages a web-site,
fulfilling user requests, monitoring web-site
usage, checking access controls, etc.
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