Moravian College
Technology in the Classroom (ED 240.2)
Mr. R. Szabo, Instructor
Internet Terms
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
- FTP - File Transfer Protocol - Site where programs or data files can be downloaded
- HTML - Hypertext Markup Language - Used to create Web Pages
- HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol - Used to locate websites
- Network - A group of computers that are linked together
- Newsgroup - site that you can read and post information about a specific topic
- Server - A computer where files are kept. Servers are used to house common files on a network
- User Name (Logon name) - Name that identifies you on a computer network
- URL - Uniform Resource Locator - Consists of a domain name (Where the Webpage is located and a location)
.com (commercial)
.edu (educational institution)
.gov (government)
.mil (military)
.net (network
.org (organization)- WWW - world wide web (Internet)
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