ABCDEFGHIJLMNPRSTUVW Anchor In HTML, anchors mark the start and end of hypertext links. When you click on the anchor, it takes you to a designated place on the same page. Bitmap A set of bits that defines a display space and the color for each pixel or "bit" in the display space. Browser Software (i.e. Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Explorer) that is used to look at or "browse" various kinds of Internet resources (web sites, etc.). CD-ROM Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) refers to computer peripheral disk drives that only allow the user to read the content on the compact disk. CGI Common Gateway Interface (GCI) is a set of rules for running external programs from a World-Wide Web HTTP server. Cookie A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. Cookies are used to identify users and customize Web pages for them. Domain Name A name that identifies one or more IP addresses. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Web pages. For example, in the URL http://eeducation.tamu.edu, the domain name is eeducation.tamu.edu. Download The transfer of a copied file that resides on another computer to your computer. DSL Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is a method for moving data designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines. Email Electronic mail (e-mail) is a message sent from one person to another person via computer. Firewall Security measures designed to protect a networked system from unauthorized access. FTP File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a way to login to another Internet site for the purposes of retrieving and/or sending files. GIF Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) is a format for image files, especially suitable for images containing large areas of the same color. GIF files of simple images are often smaller than the same file in JPEG format, but GIF format does not store photographic images as well as JPEG. Home Page The opening or main page or a website, used mostly to greet visitors and provide information about the site. Host A computer that contains data or programs that another computer can access through a network or modem. HTML HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the coding language used to structure text and multimedia documents and to set up hypertext links between documents, used extensively on the World Wide Web. HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a protocol used for the purpose of requesting and/or transmitting files, especially in webpages and webpage components, over the Internet or other computer network Hypertext Generally, any text that enables a user to access particular locations in webpages or other electronic documents by clicking on links within specific webpages or documents. Internet A system of computer networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol. ISP Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a company that provides other companies or indivuduals with access to the Internet. Java A programming language developed so applets are capable of running on any computer regardless of the operating system. JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) is a format for image files that is preferred to the GIF format for photographic images as opposed to line art or simple logo art. LAN Local Area Network (LAN) is a system that links together computers to form a network within an office or building. Link A segment of text or a graphic that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a hypertext document or between files or hypertext documents. Also known as a hotlink or hyperlink. Modem A device for transmitting digital data over telephone wires by modulating the data into an audio signal to send it and demodulating an audio signal into data to receive it. Multimedia Of or relating to an application that can combine text, sound, graphics, and full-motion video into an intergrated package. Network A system of computers interconnected by telephone wires or other means in order to share information. PDF or .pdf or pdf file Portable Document Format (PDF) is the native file format for Adobe Systems Acrobat. A PDF file can describe documents containing any combination of text, graphics, and images in a device-independent and resolution independent format. Pixel A pixel is the basic unit of the composition of a computer image or of a computer display. Plug-in An accessory software program that extends the capabilities of an existing application(usually a web brower). POP Point of Presence (POP) is a site where there exists a collection of telecommunications equipment, digital leased lines, and multi-protocol routers. Router A device in a network that handles message transfer between computers transmitting via the most efficient route possible. Search Engine A website whose primary function is providing a search engine for gathering and reporting information available on the Internet. Security Certificate A chunk of information (often stored as a text file) that is used by the SSL protocol to establish a secure connection. Server A computer or program which provides some service to other (client) programs. The connection between client and server is normally by means of message passing, often over a network, and uses some protocol to encode the clients requests and the servers responses. SSL Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide encrypted communications on the Internet. Tags Tags are a sequence of characters in a markup language (HTML) used to provide information, such as formatting specifications, about a document. Terminal A device through which data or information can be entered (keyboard) or displayed (monitor). UNIX An operating system developed at the Bell Telephone Laboratories that allows many users simultaneous access to a central computer through remote terminals. URL Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is an Internet address (for example, http://eeducation.tamu.edu/index.html), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (eeducation.tamu.edu), and the path to a file residing on that server(index.html). Vector graphics Vector graphics is the creation of digital images using a sequence of mathematical statements that place lines and shapes in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional space. The file that results from a graphic artist"s work is created and saved as a sequence of vector statements. Instead of containing a bit in the file for each bit of a line drawing, a vector graphic file describes a series of points to be connected. WWW World Wide Web (WWW) is an Internet client-server hypertext distributed information retrieval system which originated from the CERN High-Energy Physics laboratories in Geneva, Switzerland. ABCDEFGHIJLMNPRSTUVW