Monday, December 13, 2010

The Internet and the Web

FTP:



          File transfer protocol: protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network.The series of rules that govern "uploading" and "downloading" files from a server. These files can not usually be viewed by the browser software, but will be saved to your hard drive to open or translate later. Current browsers integrate FTP into their software, or you may use a stand alone program.



Plug-ins:

          plug-ins are smaller software programs with a specific purpose. It works with the main program and adds more functionality to the software. This could be anything from enhancing graphics to encryption or trans-lating a language. Small, supplemental programs that can be downloaded free of charge from the Internet. Plug-ins add new functions to the Web browser making it possible, for example, to view new multimedia information on the Web.






Filters:

          a higher-order function that processes a data structure (typically a list) in some order to produce a new data structure containing exactly those elements of the original data structure for which a given predicate returns the boolean value true.




Internet Security Suite:

          Internet Security Suite Plus offers comprehensive business-grade security to home and home office PC users.




Wiki:


          Wiki software (also known as a wiki engine or wiki application) is software that runs a wiki, or a website that allows users to collaboratively create and edit web pages using a web browser. A wiki system is usually a web application that runs on one or more web servers.A wiki is an editable webpage. They are used in situations where a group of people need to create, edit and review each others documents. They are useful for business workgroups and also for web-based software and knowledge projects.








JavaScripts:

          JavaScript is an object-oriented scripting language used to enable programmatic access to objects within both the client application and other applications.JavaScript is a programming or script language, which can be imbedded in Web pages and read by the browser. It can be used to do things such as open a separate browser window or to display a message when the mouse moves over an object on the page.






Applets:

          A program, normally small that will perform a certain task. Java applets are now common place on the web creating scrolling text effects, interactive buttons and online chat rooms.A small application served along with or instead of an image file for the purpose of executing a specific animation, visual or audio sequence. Some rich media creatives are served using a Java applet.




HTML:

          Which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages. It provides a means to create structured documents by denoting structural semantics for text such as headings, paragraphs, lists etc as well as for links, quotes, and other items.







URL:

          A reference to a resource on the Internet, specifying a protocol, a computer, a file on that computer, and parameters. An absolute URL specifies a location as a domain name or IP address; a relative URL specifies a location relative to the current file.


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