Genealogy Publishing on the Web Glossary
WWW: World Wide Web
Universe of network-accessible information using the W3 architecture.
Internet:
Worldwide network of linked networks using the IP protocol. See also Internet Timeline.
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Refers to the intermediate layer protocols used on the Internet as well as the suite of protocols at all layers.
HTTP: HyperText Transfer ProtocolProtocol
used to connect to WWW Servers.
HTML: HyperText Markup Language
The usual format for documents. A SGML DTD.
Hypertext: Text which is not constrained to be linear.
XML: Extensible Markup Language
Markup language similar to HTML used for defining data elements on a Web page and business-to-business documents. XML uses a similar tag structure as HTML; however, whereas HTML defines how elements are displayed, XML defines what those elements contain.
URL: Uniform Resource Locator
Hypertext References to files on the Internet.
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
See character sets and languages.
NCSA: National Center for Supercomputing Appl. at the Univ. of Ill. Urbana-Champaign.
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
OSI: Open Systems Interconnect
A layered model for network communications defined at ISO. It has 7 layers from the Physical (wiring), Data-Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, Application.
Cyberspace: Wiliam Gibson coined the work in his 1984 book Neuromancer after watching kids in video arcades hunch over their games as if caught up in an imaginary space beyond the screen.
NSP: Network Service Provider
ISP: Internet Service Provider
FTP: File Transfer Protocol:
An old Internet protocol frequently used by developers to upload pages to a web server. Sometimes used to download programs from the internet thru your browser.
GIF: Graphics Interchange format:
Compressed format used for graphics in web pages. Best for maps and diagrams.
JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group:
Compressed format used for graphics in web pages. Best for photos.
CGI: Common Gateway Interface Programs
A relatively compact program written in a language such as Perl, PHP, Tcl, C or C++ that processes data on a Web server. (See Dynamic Pages)
Java:
An object-oriented programming language, developed by Sun, designed to generate applications that can run on all hardware platforms, small, medium and large, without modification. Java programs can be called from within HTML documents or launched stand alone. When a Java program called from a Web page runs on a user's machine, it is called a "Java applet." When it is run on a Web server, it is called a "servlet." It is executed by the Java Virtual Machine, like a plugin with code that is linked to your browser but not part of it. See Also: (sunsite.unc.edu/boutell/faq/java.htm)
JavasScript:
A scripting language that is widely supported directly in Web browsers. Not related to Java, but it can perform some of the same functions. It adds interactive functions to HTML pages, such as drop down lists. JavaScript is easier to use than Java, but not as powerful and deals mainly with the elements on the Web page.
See Also:
Matisse Enzer's Glossary (matisse.net/files/glossary.html)
NetLingo (netlingo.com)
W3Schools.com Glossary (w3schools.com/site/site_glossary.asp)
Whatis.com IT-Specific Encyclopedia (whatis.techtarget.com/definitionsSearch/)
TechWeb TechEncyclopedia (techweb.com/encyclopedia/)
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last updated 21 Jan 2005