Downloading: The process of
transferring files between two computers
(server-to-server communications). Some files on the
World Wide Web are download-able. More on this
Home
page: The first page displayed at any Web Site.
Links:
On any web page there are one or more
highlighted words (words that stand out) that are in a
different color and/or underlined. They have a special
purpose; when a user touches that word
(words or graphics) and clicks on the image or text with
the mouse, that will bring them to another
"page" or URL within
the WWWeb.
On-line:
One who is connected to the Internet by using a local
internet service provider (ISP), dial-up service,
accessing E-mail, WWW, Usenet, or other various branches
of the internet.
Site:
A specific location on the World Wide Web,
marked by its URL.
Software:
Software refers to information stored on a disk,
or disks, or CDs, which is then able to be viewed on the
monitor (screen), to perform certain functions, (after it
is installed into the CPU's memory). Software is used for
the operation of anything. Games, word processors,
modem-connection, spreadsheets, etc.. there are thousands
of different software and applications.
URL:
Uniform Resource Locator: (a standard format). The
location, site, (similar to a street address within the
World Wide Web, which is able to be accessed when someone types in a
particular string of words in their browser. Also when someone clicks on a link,
and then carried to a new URL. In accessing the information in
the World Wide Web, it
starts with "www", followed by
a company name, an educational
facility, organization name or government
listing, hence trailing with the tails (after the
"dot") of either .com/ .edu/
.org/ -or- .gov/ (i.e. http://www.your-company-name.com ).
World
Wide Web: also known as the Web cubed or WWW, is
a structure of information where text, color photos,
graphics and the like, may be found. Often referred to as the "Information Super
Highway", the WWW consists of those who have registered "sites" or are
hosted within locations on the Web, including schools, educational facilities, government
offices, hospitals, organizations, businesses and individuals (which covers the span of any
where in the world). The world wide web is one branch of
the internet.
Web
Page: In the World Wide Web (WWW) each page is a
separate computer
file (made
up with special codes using hypertext markup language or
"HTML"), which can be accessed via a browser,
one page at a time.
Web
Hosting: A service that is offered to piggy back
a website construction, for those who would like to have a presence on the World Wide Web
and do not have their own domain set-up on the Internet. It may display
information about their company or organization in the
form of Web
pages. One
does not need a computer or Internet access to be hosted.
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CPU:
The computer, main box with a large, but limited memory
storage space for saving data and for transferring data. It is the
"main brain" of your computer set-up.
Monitor:
The screen, which allows users to view files of
information contained on disks, CDs, and what is within the
Internets' World Wide Web, E-mail, etc...
Keyboard:
The set keypad for typing anything. (bet you *knew that*
already)
Mouse:
The mouse is an advanced tool for the use of moving the
cursor around the screen, instead of using key-pad or
keyboard commands. It is used in a "Point and click
application" and is very handy for any user in
making changes to files, and other editing commands.
Modem:
There are 'external modems' and 'internal
modems". The external modems are small mechanical
boxes that have an on -and- off toggle switch and a place
to plug in a telephone cord (the jack looks like the jack
on the wall for using your phone). When connected
directly from the computer to the modem, and then to the
telephone line - the modems' job is to pass (any)
information, back and forth, from computer to computer in
binary coding. Some CPU's have the modem built right into
them, this is true of latest models.
Printer:
Hardware for printing documents, texts, files,
photos, etc....[Software is needed to run this also,
along with lots of paper !!!!$$$!!!!!].
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