WEB GLOSSARY

ANCHOR : Synonyms with hyperlinks refers to non linear links among documents. Or more simply it's the word or phrase that can be selected to connect to another page or resource.
ANNOTATIONS : Personal notes that you can attach to the documents which are saved in your web browser.The notes are available to you whenever the document is viewed.
AU SOUNDS : This is an audio format developed for some workstations and often used to distribute sound clips via the web.
AVATAR : This term refers to an interactive representation of a human in a virtual reality environment;term was popularized by Neal Stephenson's novel"Snow Crash".
BBS : Acronym for Bulletin Board System,a computer equipped with software and telecommunication links that allow it to act an information host for remote computer systems.
BINHEX : A file conversion format that converts binary files to ASCII files.
COMPRESSION :An alg or scheme used to compress or shrink a file.A file in compressed form must first be uncompressed or transformed before it can be used,displayed.
DSU :Abbreviation for Digital Services Unit,DSU replaces the modem in synchronous connections to the net.
EDI : Abbreviation for Electronic Data Interchange. That allows linked computers to conduct business transactions such as ordering and invoicing over telecommunications networks.
EXTERNAL VIEWER : A program to convert a file its original form to one that can be read by the intended recipient.
GOPHER : A menu-oriented system that gives access to documents,files,and other Internet services,regardless of where they are on the Internet. The software for gopher was created and developed at the university of minnesota to allow users to browse and retrieve documents in a campus environment.
GOPHERSPACE : A term used to describe the entire gopher network.
IAB : Abbreviation for Internet Architecture Board.It is the council that makes decisions about internet standards.
IETF : Abbreviation for Internet Engineering Task Force,IETF refers to a subgroup of the IAB that focuses on solving technical problems on the net.
IN-LINE IMAGES : Graphics contained within a Web document.
ISOC : Abbreviation for Internet Society, an organization formed to support a world wide information network.
JPEG : Acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group.It is an image compression format used to transfer color photographs and images over computer networks.
MPEG : Acronym for Moving Pictures Expert Group. It is the international standard for video compression and desktop movie presentation.
NCSA : Abbreviation for National Center for Super computing Applications at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
NOC : Network Operations Center,NOC is the organisation responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Internet's component networks.
NREN :National Research and Education Network,It is an effort to combine the networks operated by the U.S government into a single high-Speed network.
SLIP : Serial Line Internet Protocol,refers to a method of Internet connection that enables computers to use phone lines and modem to connect to the Internet without having to connect to a host.
TIFF : Tagged Image File Format,a Graphic file format developed by Aldus and Microsoft.
VERONICA : A search utility that helps find information on gopher servers.
WAIS : Wide Area Information Service is a net wide system for looking up specific information in internet databases.

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