Know The Basic Internet Terms
Jul 01, 2008 in tutorials
The first question that one has in mind when studying would be “what does it mean?” That also applies when you are new to the World Wide Web. Let’s find out the meanings and acronyms of the words that we encounter everyday:
- HTTP > HyperText Transfer Protocol
- HTML > HyperText Markup Language
- ISP > Internet Service Provider
- LAN > Local Area Network
- URL > Uniform Resource Locator
- WWW > World Wide Web
- Cookie� >� The most common meaning of “Cookie” on the Internet refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server.
- ADSL > (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) A DSL line where the upload speed is different from the download speed. Usually the download speed is much greater.