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- MIME - Multimedia Inline Mail Extensions
- Used for adding extras like graphics, animations etc to basic e-mail documents.
- Mosaic
- The first web browser programme, from NCSA.
- MPEG
- A compression standard for compacting animations and video clips.
- MUD - Multi-User Dungeon
- Multi-player role-playing adventure games played in real-time on the Internet.
- Netiquette
- The code of conduct or etiquette governing behaviour on the Net. Examples of bad netiquette include supplying incorrect or out-of-date e-mail addresses, and posting a message to dozens of newsgroups (spamming).
- Newbie
- A new Internet user.
- Newsgroup
- See UseNet.
- Node
- A point of connection or link in a network.
- OSI - Open Systems Interconnection
- An international standard designed to ensure compatibility between systems and networks.
- Path
- The route that data follows between locations, including the equipment through which it passes.
- PDF - portable document format
- A cross-platform document format used to ensure that documents look the same (or very similar) on all systems.
- POP - point of presence
- The location you dial into to become part of the Internet. Choose a local POP to cut down on telephone charges.
- Port
- A connecting channel. An extension of the IP address that directs the user to an application on the computer.
- Post
- To send a message to a newsgroup or BBS.
- PPP - Point to Point Protocol
- The successor to SLIP, allowing use of modems and TCP/IP software to connect to, and across the Net, via an ISP.
- Reply
- An e-mail feature that enables you to automatically respond to a received message without having to set up and address a new message.
- Router
- A device that forwards data between networks, thus connecting computers and hosts.
- Server
- A device that provides resources - documents, files etc, or network service.
- SGML - Standardised General Markup Language
- The standard language for text markup, of which HTML is an example.
- Shareware
- Software publicly available for downloading. However, if the shareware is copied or used, a fee should be paid to the creator of the software. (See freeware).
- Signature
- A three or four line message at the bottom of an e-mail or an USENET article identifying the sender. Often includes a joke or piece of timeless wisdom.
- Site
- Any collection of files or services available at one location on the Net.
- SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol
- A protocol enabling computers to connect to the Net using telephone circuits. Superseded by PPP.
- SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- The standard protocol used for transferring e-mail messages. Now largely superseded by POP (Post Office Protocol).
- Smiley
- Clever use of ASCII symbols to convey emphasis or emotion in an e-mail message. Also known as an "emoticon", the most common smiley which usually indicates that the writer is happy or joking is: :-)
- Snail mail
- A friendly term used to describe standard postal mail services.
- Subnet
- A part of a network in the same way that a network is part of the Internet.
- Surfing
- An activity carried out on water.
- TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
- A standard protocol used to send and receive data between computers across the Internet.
- Telnet - Teletype Network
- A "Virtual Terminal Programme", allowing users to log onto a remote host and act as normal terminal users of the host.
- UNIX
- A computer operating system.
- Uploading
- Transferring a file to a remote computer from your own computer.
- URL - Universal Resource Locator
- The pathname of a document on the Internet, consisting of the transfer format or protocol, the name of the host computer, the sub directory in the host's filing system where the page lies, and the page's file name.
- UUCP - UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Protocol
- Facilitates file transfer from one UNIX system to another via phone lines. Also used to describe the international network used to transfer USENET News and e-mail.
- Usenet - User's Network
- A worldwide network or collection of single theme online forums or newsgroups. Newsgroups were formed before the Internet, although the Internet now carries much of the USENET traffic.
- Veronica
- A search tool that uses keywords to search gopher menus, and can connect the user to the source for the items found.
- WAIS - Wide Area Information Server
- A program that searches on keywords and returns search results to the user. The user can then select and retrieve documents from remote sites. WAIS databases can be accessed via gopher or the WWW.
- WHOIS
- A software program that enables users to register their names and e-mail addresses and to search a database of people, domains, networks, and hosts using telnet.
- WWW - World Wide Web
- Technically speaking, a document retrieval system, comprised of a network of hypertext documents stored on computers across the planet and linked using the Internet.
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