Web Terms: Part 1

Anchor

In the teams: the starting point or ending point of a hyperlink.



ADSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber line (ADSL) is a special type of DSL line where the upload speed is different from the download speed.

Apache

An open-source web server. Mostly for Unix, Linux and Solaris platforms.

Archie

A computer program to locate files on public FTP servers.

ARPAnet

The experimental network tested in the 1970s that started the development of the internet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication

The method used to verify the identity of a user program or computer on the web.

Banner AD

A (most often graphic) advertisement placed on a web page that acts as a hyperlink to an advertiser's web site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bandwidth

A measure for the speed (amount of data) you can send though an internet connection. The more bandwidth, the faster the connection.

Baud

The number of symbols per second sent over a channel.



BBS

A Bulletin Board System (BBS) is a web-based public system for sharing discussions, files and announcements.

BMP

Bitmap (BMP) is a format for storing images.



Bookmark

A link to a specific web site, stored (bookmarked) by a web user for future use and easy access.

Browse

Term to describe a user movement across the web moving from page to page via hyperlink using a web browser.

BPS

Bits Per Second (BPS) is a term to describe the transmission speed for data over the web.

Cache

In web terms, a cache is a web browser or web server feature that stores copies of web pages on a computer's hard disk.

 

Chat

An on-line text-based communication between internet users.