A program that allows users to access documents on the World Wide Web (WWW). Browsers can be either
text or graphic. Internet Explorer and Netscape are both good graphic browsers.
Server
A host computer on a network that answers requests for information.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
The unique address of a file on the WWW, usually in the form of
some.name.here/somedir/filename such as www.helpanswers.com/know/index.html.
HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP)
HTTP is the protocol that defines a page written in HTML. When a browser
is given a URL that begins with HTTP, the browser knows to expect a
document written in HTML.
A message which is translated electronically to a
user at a specific address. Linked by high speed data connections that
cross international boundaries, e-mail lets you compose messages and
transmit them in seconds to one or more recipients anywhere in the world.
Old fashioned regular mail is tended to be called "snail mail"... it's so
much slower!
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
The
procedure or protocol used for downloading and uploading files via the
Internet. You can often ftp files from shareware sites such as ftp://ftp.winsite.com.
Telnet
A protocol that
allows you to log in to computers around the world that are connected to the
Internet.
Gopher
Largely overshadowed by more advanced uses of the
world wide web, Gopher is a form of info exchange that allows usrs to
look through information in a menued type system. As with most protocols
you can still access Gopher resources with a web browser.
Usenet Newsgroups
A collection of discussion areas, each dedicated to a topic area, where
people can read, post and reply to existing articles. There are hundreds
of newsgroups available; your service provider may provide news services
or you may be able to access a public news server. A good place to start
is A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet
Community.
