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Term Translation Meaning

URL Universal Resource Locator
An address on the Internet

http://www.scoastnet.com.au

HTML (HTM) Hyper Text Markup Language The standard language used to write web pages

http Hyper Text Transfer Protocol The way pages are sent from a web server to your browser

FTP File Transfer Protocol One way file are transferred over the Internet

POP (Email context) Post Office Protocol Incoming Mail Server

SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Outgoing mail server

POP (not Mail) Point Of Presence The dial in service for your ISP

MIME The standard Email encoding

CODEC Compressor/Decompressor Encodes and decode file sent and received on the Internet, mainly Email.

PPP Point to Point Protocol The communications protocol used to connect to the Internet

PAP Password Authentication Protocol Security protocol used to check username and password when connecting

TCP/IP Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol The network protocol used to communicate on the Internet

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions A list of commonly asked questions about a site of specific subject

DNS Domain Name Server
Similar to a phone book for devices on the Internet. All devices have a unique numeric address. When a name address (i.e. www.roam.net.au) is requested, the DNS converts this to a numeric address.

A single machine could have several IP addresses and Name addresses.

IP Address Internet Protocol Address The numeric address of a device on the Internet (i.e. 192.168.1.254)

Download Copy from a server on the Internet to your machine (i.e. WebPages or file)

Upload Copy from your machine to a server on the Internet

Plugin

(e.g. Flash, QuickTime, Acrobat)
For a web browser An extra component to add features to the Web Browser

File Types

.ZIP ZIP Archive A type of compressed file

.BinHex BinHex archive A type of encoded file commonly used with Mac O/S

.SIT StuffIt archive A type of compressed file

StuffIt Expander A decoder covering most file types.
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.PDF Portable Document Format Adobe Acrobat documents. Used to distribute formatted documents. A PDF document will display and print correctly on any operating system (i.e. Windows Mac O/S Unix)

.GIF Graphic Interchange Format 256 Colour image file. Commonly used in Web pages, often as an animation.

.JPG Compressed image file A JPEG file is commonly used in Web page design mainly for photos and other continuos tone images. A JPEG file is heavily compressed and therefore quick to download. Generally the best format to use when sending a picture via Email.

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Term	Translation	Meaning
URL	Universal Resource Locator	An address on the Internet http://www.scoastnet.com.au
HTML (HTM)	Hyper Text Markup Language	The standard language used to write web pages
http	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol	The way pages are sent from a web server to your browser
FTP	File Transfer Protocol	One way file are transferred over the Internet
POP (Email context)	Post Office Protocol	Incoming Mail Server
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol	Outgoing mail server
POP (not Mail)	Point Of Presence	The dial in service for your ISP
MIME		The standard Email encoding
CODEC	Compressor/Decompressor	Encodes and decode file sent and received on the Internet, mainly Email.
PPP	Point to Point Protocol	The communications protocol used to connect to the Internet
PAP	Password Authentication Protocol	Security protocol used to check username and password when connecting
TCP/IP	Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol	The network protocol used to communicate on the Internet
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions	A list of commonly asked questions about a site of specific subject
DNS	Domain Name Server	Similar to a phone book for devices on the Internet. All devices have a unique numeric address. When a name address (i.e. www.roam.net.au) is requested, the DNS converts this to a numeric address. A single machine could have several IP addresses and Name addresses.
IP Address	Internet Protocol Address	The numeric address of a device on the Internet (i.e. 192.168.1.254)
Download		Copy from a server on the Internet to your machine (i.e. WebPages or file)
Upload		Copy from your machine to a server on the Internet
Plugin (e.g. Flash, QuickTime, Acrobat)	For a web browser	An extra component to add features to the Web Browser
File Types
.ZIP	ZIP Archive	A type of compressed file
.BinHex	BinHex archive	A type of encoded file commonly used with Mac O/S
.SIT	StuffIt archive	A type of compressed file
StuffIt Expander	A decoder covering most file types. FREEBIE Highly recommended www.aladdinsys.com
.PDF	Portable Document Format	Adobe Acrobat documents. Used to distribute formatted documents. A PDF document will display and print correctly on any operating system (i.e. Windows Mac O/S Unix)
.GIF	Graphic Interchange Format	256 Colour image file. Commonly used in Web pages, often as an animation.
.JPG	Compressed image file	A JPEG file is commonly used in Web page design mainly for photos and other continuos tone images. A JPEG file is heavily compressed and therefore quick to download. Generally the best format to use when sending a picture via Email.