Secure Sockets Layer

a protocol made by netscape to transmite files over the internet safely

Feed

is where the internet feeds into the computer

Directories

is when it shows the files that are held under a certain domain name

Copyright

is when some legally shows prof that they have the right to own a certain object or a idea of a name or anything that the person could legally prove he has the right to own it

boolean Logic

is a system for logic operations to go through

Blog

is a website that follows a certain format that you can insert data into

Wiki

is a host of websites that are information the host could either have a open forum or a private forum

webapp

is a app that has access to the world wide web

Website

is a site made up of files that are downloaded onto the world wide web

Web Cache

is a program used to limite the traffic goin in and out of a website

Web 2.0

is a upgraded form of the regular internet , it is updated from 2.0

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

is the adress of a website so the file could be located on the internet

Social Networking Site

is a site where people socialize, facebook, myspace, sconex

Really Simple Syndication(RSS)

is a a way to publish works

Portal

is where you enter in the internet at

Podcast

is a audio file that gives you information about a topic usually found on the internet

Mosaic

a program that makes finding webpages easier

Internet Service Provider (ISP)

is the provider that gives you internet service explorer, safari

Internet Protocol (IP) Address

is the address that every computer is given that can be tracked througfh it

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

is the protocol that retrieves webpages in from internet servers

Hypertext Markup Language (MTML)

is the language that computer coding is done in usually websites

Home Page

is the page that the intrenet browser goes to when it is opened

Hit

Also called a page hit. The retrieval of any item, like a page or a graphic, from a Web server

Geographic Imaging

is when a satelite used thermo imaging to take a picture of the earth and the shape of the ground from space

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

is a program used to transfer files over the i

nternet

Domain

is the website name that is hosting the website on their server

Digital Certificate

a protocol that is attached to a message usually to make sure the reader is the person it was intened for

Cookie

a cookie is like a note that goes onto the computer that collects and list all of the sites you go on and then trasmites the data to a source

Client

is the machine on the end of a server that is using the server to operate inside a network

ActiveX

a set of technologies developed by microsoft for sharing data through different programs

Wireless LAN (WLAN)

a wireless connection to internet without using a wire

Wireless Internet Service Provider(WISP)

a internet provider that provides internet connection through a wireless signal

WiMax

The name commonly given to the IEEE 802.16 standard

Wide area Network (WAN)

a internet connect that spands over a large geographical area

T-1 Line

a phyone connection that supports up to 1.544Mbits per second of data

Server Operating System

is a operating system used to run a computer that is directly conected to a server

Server

is a hub of networks that connects at one point, it usually services a host of computers

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)

is a syatem of telephones that operate on a public switch board

Proxy Server

is a server that lets you access another website by going through a host website first.

Peer-Peer Network

is a network that lets you share data through networks but only lets you share info if you are inside the network

Node

is a station that processes information it could be another computer or a printer

Modem

is a electronic device that allows you to transmite data over networks

Local Area Conector (LAN)

is when you are connected to the internet through a wire conection

Intranet

it is a network that works just like the Internet does but it fends off outside unwanted access

internet

is a web of networks that connect together to form a system where u can remotely access information

Hub

are places where major net works all connect to one origin point

Hacker

usually is someone who is trying to get access to your computer system with out the permision of the user, in most cases to disrupt your computing system

Firewall

is when a user has put up a security fence to block out unwanted programs from accessing a computer

Extranet

is a computer that network that allows people to control the networking from outside the network

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

is when the internet connects to the internet network through the phone line, it transmites data through the phone with out disruting phone lines