Internet terms and Condition

Anti-Virus Program - An antivirus program is a software utility designed to protect your computer or network against computer viruses. If and when a virus is detected, the computer displays a warning asking what action should be done, often giving the options to remove, ignore, or move the file to the vault.

Applet - a very small application, especially a utility program performing one or a few simple functions.

Archive -a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

ASCII - 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 -the range of frequencies within a given band, in particular that used for transmitting a signal.

Baud rate - Baud rate by definition means the number of times a signal in a communications channel changes state.

BBS - A bulletin board system (BBS) is a computer or an application dedicated to the sharing or exchange of messages or other files on a network. Originally an electronic version of the type of bulletin board found on the wall in many kitchens and work places, the BBS was used to post simple messages between users.

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

Bitmap - a representation in which each item corresponds to one or more bits of information, especially the information used to control the display of a computer screen.

Blog or Blogging - a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.

Bookmark - record the address of (a website, file, etc.) to enable quick access in future.

Bounce –

Bug - a bug is a coding error in a computer program. (Here we consider a program to also include the microcode that is manufactured into a microprocessor.) The process of finding bugs before program users do is called debugging.

Byte - a byte considered as a unit of memory size.

CGI -  is the application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in art, printed media, video games, films, television programs, commercials, videos, and simulators.

Chain Letter - one of a sequence of letters, each recipient in the sequence being requested to send copies to a specific number of other people.

Chat - talk in a friendly and informal way. An informal conversation.

Chat room - an area on the Internet or other computer network where users can communicate, typically limiting communication to a particular topic.

Client - a desktop computer or workstation that is capable of obtaining information and applications from a server.

Counter - A web counter or hit counter is a computer software program that indicates the number of visitors, or hits, a particular webpage has received. Once set up, these counters will be incremented by one every time the web page is accessed in a web browser.

Cyberspace - the notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs.

Database - a structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways.

Dedicated Line - a dedicated line is a communications cable or other facility dedicated to a specific application, in contrast with a shared resource such as the telephone network or the Internet.

Dial-up - used remotely via a telephone line.

Domain name - the part of a network address that identifies it as belonging to a particular domain.

Download - copy (data) from one computer system to another, typically over the Internet.

Electronic Mall –

Ethernet - a system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a local area network, with protocols to control the passing of information and to avoid simultaneous transmission by two or more systems.

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

Firewall - a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.

Frame - a basic structure that underlies or supports a system, concept, or text.

Freeware - software that is available free of charge.

FTP - is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and uses separate control and data connections between the client and the server.

GIF - a lossless format for image files that supports both animated and static images.

Gigabyte - a unit of information equal to one billion (10⁹) or, strictly, 2³⁰ bytes.

Hacker - a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.

Header - a shot or pass made with the head. A headlong fall or dive.

HTS –

HOMEPAGE - the introductory page of a website, typically serving as a table of contents for the site. A web page set as the default or start-up page on a browser.

HOST - store (a website or other data) on a server or other computer so that it can be accessed over the Internet.

HTML - Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.

HTTP -  is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. Hypertext is structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.

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.

Hypertext - a software system that links topics on the screen to related information and graphics, which are typically accessed by a point-and-click method.

Browser

A Browser is a program with a graphical user interface for displaying HTML files, used to navigate the World Wide Web.

A browser is an application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web. The word "browser" seems to have originated prior to the Web as a generic term for user interfaces that let you browse (navigate through and read)text files online.

Technically, a Web browser is a client program that uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) to make requests of Web servers throughout the Internet on behalf of the browser user. Most browsers support e-mail and the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) but a Web browser is not required for those Internet protocols and more specialized client programs are more popular.

The first Web browser, called World Wide Web, was created in 1990. That browser's name was changed to Nexus to avoid confusion with the developing information space known as the World Wide Web. The first Web browser with a graphical user interface (GUI) was Mosaic, which appeared in 1993. Many of the user interface features in Mosaic went into Netscape Navigator. Microsoft followed with its Internet Explorer (IE).

Network backbone

A backbone network or network backbone is a part of computer network infrastructure that interconnects various pieces of network, providing a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.

A backbone network or network backbone is a part of computer network infrastructure that interconnects various pieces of network, providing a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks. A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. Normally, the backbone's capacity is greater than the networks connected to it.

A large corporation that has many locations may have a backbone network that ties all of the locations together, for example, if a server cluster needs to be accessed by different departments of a company that are located at different geographical locations. The pieces of the network connections (for example: ethernet, wireless) that bring these departments together is often mentioned as network backbone.

A distributed backbone is a backbone network that consists of a number of connectivity devices connected to a series of central connectivity devices, such as hubs, switches, or routers, in a hierarchy.his kind of topology allows for simple expansion and limited capital outlay for growth, because more layers of devices can be added to existing layers. In a distributed backbone network, all of the devices that access the backbone share the transmission media, as every device connected to this network is sent all transmissions placed on that network.

Internetwork

is the practice of connecting a computer network with other networks through the use of gateways that provide a common method of routing information packets between the networks. The resulting system of interconnected networks is called an internetwork, or simply an internet.

two or more computer networks connected by routers, bridges, etc.

Networked Network

A system of computers that are joined together so that they can communicate by exchanging information and sharing resources.

NSFNET

NSFNET is a wide-area network started by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that went online in 1986 and during the late 1980's and early 1990's was a crucial backbone to ARPANET and the Internet.

NSFNET was a network for research computing deployed in the mid-1980s that in time also became the first backbone infrastructure for the commercial public Internet. Created as a result of a 1985 National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative, NSFNET established a high-speed connection among the five NSF supercomputer centers and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and provided external access for scientists, researchers, and engineers who were not located near the computing centers.

Arpanet

The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was an early packet switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet.

today the dominant basis for data communications worldwide—was a new concept at the time of the conception of the ARPANET. Prior to the advent of packet switching, both voice and data communications had been based on the idea of circuit switching, as in the traditional telephone circuit, wherein each telephone call is allocated a dedicated, end to end, electronic connection between the two communicating stations. Such stations might be telephones or computers. The (temporarily) dedicated line is typically composed of many intermediary lines which are assembled into a chain that stretches all the way from the originating station to the destination station. With packet switching, a data system could use a single communication link to communicate with more than one machine by collecting data into datagrams and transmitting these as packets onto the attached network link, as soon as the link becomes idle. Thus, not only can the link be shared, much as a single post box can be used to post letters to different destinations, but each packet can be routed independently of other packets.