Internet is a network of networks that connects computers anywhere in the world.
The World Wide Web (www or simply, the Web) is a
very large subset of the Internet, consisting of those computers that store a
special type of document known as a Web Page or HTML document.
HTML (Hypertext Markup
Language) is a special language to develop web pages. With Word 2000,
you can generate web pages with ease.
A hyperlink is a reference to another web page, probably stored
on a different computer. Any internet path(that is, any text that begins with
http:// or www) or e-mail address will be automatically converted to a
hyperlink by Word when you press the spacebar. Examples:
HTTP stands for hypertext transfer
protocol which is used by WWW services to retrieve documents quickly.
ftp stands for file transfer protocol and is used to download
(move a file from a remote computer to your local computer) or upload (move a file from your
local computer to a remote computer) files on internet.
URL stands for universal (uniform) resource locator, a
means of specifying the location of information on the Internet for WWW
clients.
TCP/IP stands for Transfer Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol and is the set of networking rules on the internet.
Every computer on the web has a preset IP address that identifies it
such as 195.142.99.1 We work with Domain Names that correspond to those
numbers generally. For instance, bcc.bilkent.edu.tr.
DNS stands for Domain Name System which is a system that
translates between Internet IP address and Internet hostnames.
Email is an electronic message delivered
from one computer user to another. Short for electronic mail.
Email address is an address used to send email to
a user on the Internet, consisting of the username and hostname. An Internet
email address is usually in the form username@domainname. For instance your
email addresses are in the format username@ug.bilkent.edu.tr.
HTML stands for Hypertext Mark-up Language,
the formatting language/protocol used to define various text styles in a
hypertext document, including emphasis and bulleted lists.
Hypertext is an online document that has words or
graphics containing links to other documents.
Usually, selecting the link area.
LAN stands for Local Area Network is a
network of computers that is usually limited to a small physical area. Such as
a building.
Telnet is a program that allows remote logon to
another computer. For instance you can use telnet to logon to one of the Unix
servers on the Bilkent LAN.
Client is a user of a service. Also often
refers to a piece of software that gets information from a server.
Additionally, client refers to an application that makes a request of a service
on a remote computer.
Server is a provider of service; a computer
that runs services. It also refers to a piece of hardware or software that
provides access to information requested from it.