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HTML Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages HTML defines the structure and layout of a Web document by using a variety of tags

ATTACHMENT an extra part or extension that is or can be attached to something to perform a particular function.

BAUD a unit of transmission speed equal to the number of times a signal changes state per second. For one baud is equivalent to one bit per second.

BLOG a personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis.

C OMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION Computer-mediated communication is defined as any communication that occurs through the use of two or more electronic devices.

E LECTRONIC MAIL another term for

HTTP Short for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

JAVA a general-purpose computer programming language designed to produce programs that will run on any computer system.

NETWORK a company or organization that provides programs to be broadcast over stations

TELNET a network protocol that allows a user on one computer to log onto another computer that is part of the same network.

ADSL Short for asymmetric digital subscriber line, ADSL is a type of DSL broadband communications technology used for connecting to the Internet. ADSL allows more data to be sent over existing copper telephone lines

HYPERLINK a link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.

A UDIO CONFERENCING A conference call is a telephone call in which the calling party wishes to have more than one called party listen in to the audio portion of the call.

BINARY relating to, using, or expressed in a system of numerical notation that has 2 rather than 10 as a base.

BLUETOOTH a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of cellular phones, computers, and other electronic devices.

COOKIE When a user accesses a website with a cookie function for the first time, a cookie is sent from server to the browser and stored with the browser in the local computer. Later when that user goes back to the same website, the website will recognize the user because of the stored cookie with the user's information.

FAQ a list of questions and answers relating to a particular subject, especially one giving basic information for users of a website.

INTERNET The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link several billion devices worldwide.

JPEG A file extension indicating a file of JPEG file format; i.e., a digital picture. jpg - Computer Definition. The file extension that identifies files in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format. See also JPEG.

S OCIAL NETWORKING the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself.

TWITTER Twitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140- character messages called "tweets". Registered users can read and post tweets, but unregistered users can only read them.

ADWARE software that automatically displays or downloads advertising material (often unwanted) when a user is online.

ASCII ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet. In an ASCII file, each alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a 7-bit binary number (a string of seven 0s or 1s). 128 possible characters are defined.

BANDWIDTH bandwidth refers to the data rate that is supported by the network connection or the interfaces that connect to the network. This meaning of bandwidth is usually expressed in bits (of data) per second (bps).

BBS bulletin board system: a computerized facility, accessible by modem, for collecting and relaying electronic messages and software programs

CODEC a device or program that compresses data to enable faster transmission and decompresses received data.

URL A uniform resource locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource. Most web browsers display the URL of a web page above the page in an address bar.

FTP Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser

I NTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER An Internet service provider is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. Many but not all ISPs are telephone companies or other telecommunication providers.

KEYBORED a panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.

S TREAMING a method of transmitting or receiving data (especially video and audio material) over a computer network as a steady, continuous flow, allowing playback to proceed while subsequent data is being received.

W ORLD WIDE WEB an information system on the Internet that allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another.