The internet was named arpanet in 1969 by the advanced research projects agency of the u. See how to link to terms in the glossary from your web page. Performing a few speed tests will give you a good idea of what internet speed looks like. Gartner glossary enables industry leaders to build and manage a common business vocabulary across an organization. Basic terms and concepts lets start with some basic terms and concepts. Broadband glossary and abbreviations utah broadband. The web contains the most popular content on the internet andmost likelymuch of the content that beginning internet users ever see. A worldwide network of computers connected to each other by telephone lines, cables, and satellites. Freight paid to the carrier by the shipper when merchandise is accepted for shipment. Instead, use the full term at the first instance of usage and then, if it is necessary to. The ip address is composed of four different numbers separated by periods such as 205. All serverside functions such as database processing, although they may be performed in another language, must eventually be output back to the user in html. Below is a glossary of all the key terms you need to know when it comes to internet and mobile phones. Said of customers with all of their major computing equipment supplied by ibm as in.
As specified in section 508 of the 1998 rehabilitation act, the process of designing and developing web sites and other technology that can be navigated and understood by all people, including those with visual, hearing, motor, or cognitive impairments. Glossary of social media and internet terms blog or food blog. It terms glossary information technology definitions. It uses waveform audio and digital video frames bitmaps to compress animation. Not refundable, even if the vessel andor cargo does not arrive at the intended port of discharge. Many have builtin sensors andor actuators and collect data to help users or other devices make. Terms and definitions are being added all the time. Each computer on the internet can be identified by a set of unique numbers that is called an internet protocol ip address. Glossary of computer and internet terms for older adults. We have avoided these where a suitable spanish word exists. It is commonly used to connect subscribers to a larger service network or the internet. An intranet is a private network inside a company or organization that uses the same kinds of software that you would find on the public internet, but that is only for internal use. Advanced mobile phone service amps is the original analog cellular service transmission standard first deployed in the united states, still used as a. Aap address allocation protocol ad area director adsl asymmetric digital subscriber line afnog african network operations group afrinic african network information centre api application programming interface apnic asia pacific network information centre.
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A method which momentarily allots additional bandwidth to consumers services for short periods of time. The internet is an amazing tool that has completely changed our way of life. Local area network a network of computers confined within a small area, such as an office building. The internet is a world wide network of computers that are connected networked and are using the communication method called tcpip. Information technology department glossary of terms. The following glossary includes many common internet terms along with a brief definition and links to further reading. For fun, we recommend measuring your internet speed as a starting point for understanding internet speeds and broadband terms. To find and correct equipment defects or program malfunctions.
The internet search engines, which crawl and index web pages, organize information on the internet, and web directories link to information on the network. Html hypertext markup language the protocol by which html files move across the internet. Below are definitions for some of the most of the common words and terms in todays technology vocabulary. Internet terms hardware terms software terms technical terms file formats bits and bytes tech acronyms. A small computer, consisting of a screen and a keyboard, which folds in half so that it can be easily carried. It is the most common operating system for servers on the internet. A device that allows wirelessequipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network. Terms relate to applications, commands, functions, operating systems, image processing and networking.
If you travel to a country where spanish is spoken, chances are that sooner or later youll find yourself using a computer. Glossary of key data analysis terms levels of data nominal variable a variable determined by categories which cannot be ordered, e. Term definition 10baset 10 mbps ethernet over twistedpair copper cable. An internet lower case i is any computers connected to each other a network, and are not part of the internet unless the use tcpip protocols. In an internet, a name assigned to a server that makes the server independent of the name of its host machine. To the dislike of some spaniards many terms are anglicisms and new verbs are being produced such as chatear, surfear etc. A telecommunication companys building where consumers phone lines are attached to equipment that connects a consumer to other consumers in that central office or other central offices across the globe.
Desktops usually contain icons that represent links to the hard drive, a network if there is. Dedicated channels giving nondiscriminatory access to a local cable system by the public, government agencies or educational institutions. For english speakers, the spanish of computers and the internet can be surprisingly easyin areas of technology, many spanish terms were adopted from english, and many english words in the sciences come to us via latin or greek, which are also the sources of spanish words. Mar 14, 2018 for fun, we recommend measuring your internet speed as a starting point for understanding internet speeds and broadband terms. Chat terms domain suffixes email terms network terms security terms web design terms. Jul 08, 2019 the following glossary includes many common internet terms along with a brief definition and links to further reading. My thanks for the many suggestions that already have been included. Specifies a mobile broadband standard offering both mobility and very high bandwidth. Baset mbps ethernet over twistedpair copper cable.
The listing is pretty complete and we are sure you will find the answer to your question or maybe just find something new if you are the curious type. Rfc 4949 internet security glossary, version 2 august 2007 deprecated usage. Department of defense with just four computers connected together. The internet is composed of local, regional, national, and worldwide computer networks. A food blog is a website with regular postings about food, usually. Avi audio video interleaved a microsoft corporation multimedia video format. Basic terms and concepts indian hills community college. This dictionary contains over 32,000 terms that are specific to computers and the internet. Technologies include amps, tdma, cdma, gsm and iden. Url uniform resource locator the address or location of a web site or other internet service. It might be helpful to think of the internet as a vast system of roads all connecting to each other. This technology uses the voice spectrum of the telephone lines to transmit data using a system of sounds that only the receiving modem or isp understand.
Pc glossary definitions of computer and internet terms. If you have comments, corrections, or suggested additions, please send them to walt howe using the form at the end of the glossary. Glossary of internet terms and definitions iselect. Search engines on the web consist of four elements. A method of connection to the internet using existing copper phone lines using a modem on the clients end to send information at a slow speed, normally reaching maximum speed at about 56 kbits. Unlocked domain an unlocked domain name can be transferred to another registrar at any time. In this section you can find the meaning of the term or abbreviation you are unsure about.
Internet that hosts an ocean of information has also become an excellent platform for information retrieval. This glossary provides definitions of some common of the terms that are used in the telecommunications industry. Pdf portable document format a file format designed to enable printing and viewing of documents with all their formatting typefaces, images, layout, etc. Bandwidth the capacity of an electronic line, such as a communications network or computer channel, to transmit bits per second bps. The ultimate glossary of the basic internet terms and. Ordinal variable a variable in which the order of data points can be determined but not the distance between data points, e. It can be used to communicate, learn, and play, among other things. Later in this learning unit, you will learn some tips for evaluating the information you find on websites. Upload the process of transferring files from your computer to a computer on the internet. Here is a list of the internet terms related to the internet as a search platform. The alias must be defined in the domain name server. Glossary of computer and internet terms for older adults this glossary for older adults was prepared by the national institute on aging. Ffoundations of information privacy and data protection, ipinformation privacy, usu.
In most programs, the defaults can be changed to reflect personal preferences. Idocs should not use this term as a synonym for attribute authority, certification authority, registration authority, or similar terms. Unless youre an it professional, however, you may not be familiar with the meanings of all the different words we use to describe what happens when people use. Dictionary of computer and internet terms words r us.