When I first started on
internet, it was like trying to read another language. There were so many words and expressions that I did not understand. Words like webhost, ezine, upload, download, http, isp, dsl and so many, many more!! I was lost. Little by little I began to learn what these words and others meant. But there are always more to learn.So this article will be more or less a mini-dictionary to help explain some of these foreign words. So here we go and I hope this helps explain these terms to make them more understandable.
# Upload-- This is when you copy a file from your computer and send it "up" to your host or server.
# Download-- This is
opposite of upload. When you bring "down" a file or program from another computer.
# ISP-- This stands for Internet Service Provider. A company that will give you access to
internet (for a monthly fee, of course).
# Browser-- Program used to access pages and information on
World Wide Web. Examples of browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
#Cookies-- This is information about you such as username, password, address, and so on that has been stored in your hard drive from typing this information into a form. When you again visit this site or form and click, stored cookies will pop up and you will not have to re-type all your information.
#Domain Name- The "address" or URL of a website. Example: http://www.websuccesscentral.com websuccesscentral is
domain name.
#HTML-- HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is more or less
language
computer understands. When you build a webpage, you must use HTML coding so
computer understands
way you want
page to look.
#Java-- Java is a language used in writing programs to be safely downloaded without virus worries. With Java programs such as Applets, you can do lots of neat tricks, such as animation.