WWW (World Wide Web) Stands for "World Wide Web.

" It is important to know that this is not a synonym for the Internet. The World Wide Web, or just "the Web," as ordinary people call it, is a subset of the Internet. The Web consists of pages that can be accessed using a Web browser. The Internet is the actual network of networks where all t he information resides. Things like Telnet, FTP, Internet gaming, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), and e-mail are all part of the Internet, but are not part of the Wo rld Wide Web. The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the method used to tran sfer Web pages to your computer. With hypertext, a word or phrase can contain a link to another Web site. All Web pages are written in the hyper-text markup lan guage (HTML), which works in conjunction with HTTP. ==== Protocol When computers communicate with each other, there needs to be a common set of ru les and instructions that each computer follows. A specific set of communication rules is called a protocol. Because of the many ways computers can communicate with each other, there are many different protocols -- too many for the average person to remember. Some examples of these different protocols include PPP, TCP/ IP, SLIP, HTTP, and FTP. Can you guess what the last "P" in each acronym stands for? If you guessed "protocol," send yourself a congratulations e-mail. === TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) Stands for "Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol." These two protocol s were developed in the early days of the Internet by the U.S. military. The pur pose was to allow computers to communicate over long distance networks. The TCP part has to do with the verifying delivery of the packets. The IP part refers to the moving of data packets between nodes. TCP/IP has since then become the foun dation of the Internet. Therefore, TCP/IP software is built into all major opera ting systems, such as Unix, Windows, and the Mac OS. === FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Stands for "File Transfer Protocol." It is a common method of transferring files via the Internet from one computer to another. Some common FTP programs are "Fe tch" for the Mac, and "WS_FTP" for Windows. However, you can also use a Web brow ser like Netscape or Internet Explorer to access FTP servers. To do this, you ne ed to type the URL of the server into the location field of the browser. For exa mple: "ftp://ftp.servername.com/" will give you a listing of all the directories of the FTP server, "ftp://ftp.servername.com/directory/" will give you a listin g of all the files available in that directory, and "ftp://ftp.servername.com/di rectory/filename" will download the actual file to your computer. Many FTP serve rs are "anonymous FTP" servers which means you can log in with the user name "an onymous" and your e-mail address as the password. Other FTP servers require a sp ecific login in order to access the files. === HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) Stands for "HyperText Transfer Protocol." This is the protocol used to transfer data over the World Wide Web. That's why all Web site addresses begin with "http ://". Whenever you type a URL into your browser and hit Enter, your computer sen ds an HTTP request to the appropriate Web server. The Web server, which is desig

ned to handle HTTP requests, then sends to you the requested HTML page. ==== HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) Stands for "HyperText Transfer Protocol." This is the protocol used to transfer data over the World Wide Web. That's why all Web site addresses begin with "http ://". Whenever you type a URL into your browser and hit Enter, your computer sen ds an HTTP request to the appropriate Web server. The Web server, which is desig ned to handle HTTP requests, then sends to you the requested HTML page. === PPP (Point to Point Protocol) Stands for "Point to Point Protocol." It is the Internet standard for dial-up mo dem connections. PPP is a set of rules that defines how your modem exchanges pac kets of data with other systems on the Internet. If you connect to your ISP with a dial-up modem, you are most likely using PPP. ==== SLIP Short for Serial Line Internet Protocol, SLIP is an Internet protocol that allow s users to gain Internet access using a computer modem. Today, SLIP is not used as frequently as its successor, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), which provides en hanced error detection and automatic configuration. Also see: Network definitions, PPP, Protocol ==== Hyperlink A hyperlink is a word, phrase, or image that you can click on to jump to a new d ocument or a new section within the current document. Hyperlinks are found in ne arly all Web pages, allowing users to click their way from page to page. Text hy perlinks are often blue and underlined, but don't have to be. When you move the cursor over a hyperlink, whether it is text or an image, the arrow should change to a small hand pointing at the link. When you click it, a new page or place in the current page will open. Hyperlinks, often referred to as just "links," are common in Web pages, but can be found in other hypertext documents. These include certain encyclopedias, glos saries, dictionaries, and other references that use hyperlinks. The links act th e same way as they do on the Web, allowing the user to jump from page to page. B asically, hyperlinks allow people to browse information at hyperspeed. ===== Browser You are probably using a browser to read this right now. A Web browser, often ju st called a "browser," is the program people use to access the World Wide Web. I t interprets HTML code including text, images, hypertext links, Javascript, and Java applets. After rendering the HTML code, the browser displays a nicely forma tted page. Some common browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Commun icator, and Apple Safari. ---------------

----------------------------Protocol Sometimes referred to as an access method, a protocol is a standard used to defi ne a method of exchanging data over a computer network such as local area networ k, Internet, Intranet, etc. Each protocol has its own method of how data is form atted when sent and what to do with it once received, how that data is compresse d or how to check for errors in data. Below is a list of the various protocols c urrently listed in the Computer Hope dictionary. A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M ZA

ADSI Aloha AppleTalk ARP ASP B BGMP BGP BOOTP C CHAP CIFS CTCP D DDP DHCP E EAP EDIINT EIGRP Ethernet EtherTalk F FDHP Frame relay FSP FTP G None H HDLC HTTP I ICA ICMP IGES IGMP IGP

IGRP IMAP IP IPsec IPv4 IPv6 IPX/SPX J None K Kerberos Kermit L LAPM LDAP LFAP M Mailto MNP N NBT NCP NetBEUI NNTP NSP NTP O OSPF P PEP PIM POP PPPoE PPP PPTP Q None R RAP RARP RDP RIP RLP S SFTP SLIP SNAP SMTP SNMP SOAP

Socks SSH STP T TFTP TCP/IP U UDP V VOIP VRRP W WAP X X.25 Y None Z ZIP Also see: Communications protocol, Connectionless, Network definitions ==== WWW Short for World Wide Web, WWW sometimes also abbreviated as W3 or Web is a graph ical interface for the Internet that was first introduced to the public on Augus t 6, 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee. The world wide web consists of billions of documen ts linked to each other that contain text, graphics, multimedia files, and other interactive software and abilities. Unlike other services available through the Internet, the world wide web provides a rich medium and helps bring all types o f users to the Internet. Additional help and questions and answers regarding the Internet can also be fou nd on our Internet Q&A page. See our Internet history section for the history of the Internet. Also see: Gopher, Hyperlink, Hypertext, Internet, W3C, Web 2.0 ==== Browser A software program that allows a person to explore the Internet in an easy to us e way. Navigating the Internet through a series of links the user is able to 'br owse' the Internet. Examples of popular browsers are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mosaic, Netscape, and Opera. To the right is an example of Mozilla Firefox 1.0. 7. While not all browsers are the same, all browsers have many of the same function alities as their competitors. Below is a basic explanation on how to use an Inte rnet browser. Each browser has a navigation toolbar like the one shown below. This navigation bar is the most essential portion of the browser. Below is a basic explanation o f buttons most commonly used.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 navigation bar Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Back - Used to visit the previous page that referred you to the page you are cur rently located at. This button is likely going to be the button you use the most while browsing on the Internet and as shown above is a large arrow pointing to the left. Forward - Like the back button this button moves you forward a page. If you have not gone back you will be unable to go forward and this button will likely be g rayed out as seen above. Often this button is seldom used. Stop - Stop the loading of a website, this button may need to be used if the pag e is taking to long to load or is having problems loading. If the page has not s tarted loading the browser window may be blank. If this is the case you can eith er try refreshing the page or clicking the back button. Users can also press the ir esc key to stop loading a page. Refresh (Reload) - Most Internet browsers cache web pages so you do not have to download the full page each time you visit it. On some pages it may be required that you press the refresh button to get the latest version of the web page. Thi s button is also commonly used to reload a page that may have aborted due to an error. Users can also often press the F5 key to refresh the page. Home - Go back to your default web page. This is the same page that loads when y our browser loads. Additional information about making Computer Hope your start page can be found at Making us your start page. Information about how to change your browser home page can also be found on document CH000577. Search - Open your default search page or search for text found in the Address o r URL text field. Favorites - View or visit a website in your favorites list. The term "Favorites" is used with Microsoft Internet Explorer, in other browsers this may be known a s book marks or a hotlist. Print - Print the page you are currently on. This option is not always available and is commonly accessed by clicking on the "File" drop down menu. Font (Size) - Increase / Decrease the size of a font. Mail - Open your e-mail program. Below is an explanation of other options that you may seen in the browser window that are not seen in the above illustration. Edit - Edit the web page you are currently viewing in a HTML editor. Full Screen - Make the browser window full screen removing all of the toolbars. Often this option is entered and exited by pressing the F11 key on your keyboard . History - View the history of pages that have been visited since the browser his tory was last cleared or created. Information about how to clear the browser his tory can be found on document CH000510. Click here to determine your browser, version, and related browser plugins. See document CH001186 for additional information about running multiple browsers

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MORE INFO Program Name: Camino Short Description: Camino (formerly known as Chimera) is a web browser for Mac OS X. Operating System: Mac OS X List Price: $ 0 Offer Type: Freeware. It has a Cocoa user interface, and embeds the Gecko layout engine. It is intende d to be a simple, small and fast browser for Mac OS X MORE INFO Program Name: Cayman Browser Short Description: Fast web browser with an improved rendering engine based on M icrosoft Internet Explorer. Operating System: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME or Windows XP, and Intern et Explorer 4.01 or higher version. List Price: $ 0 Offer Type: Freeware. Multi-Window browsing: Browse multiple web pages simultaneously, all opened page s can be easily stopped, refreshed, closed or arranged easily. Flash animation filter: Block flash ads just by a click. More than 85% of all fl ash animation on web pages is advertising. These flash files are pretty large, a nd normally take up to 90% of the size of the page you're visiting. With Cayman Browser you can save this bandwidth by blocking the download of these flash file s with just one easy click. Mouse gestures: Command browser with small mouse movements easily, click here to check the detail gestures. Built-in popup killer: Easily eliminate unwanted pop-up pages automatically with just one click. Auto fill forms: Fill in forms with only once typing to enable you to automatica lly complete forms on the web. Drag&Drop support: Drag links on pages or other files to address bar or any plac e of the window (except the Web Page region) for surfing simultaneously quickly. Voice engines: Reads a page aloud in any of 10 languages, and lots of speaking c haracters. MORE INFO Program Name: Crazy Browser Short Description: A tabbed free web browser with smart pop up blocker. Operating System: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/ XP/NT 4.0 or later List Price: $ 0 Offer Type: Freeware. Crazy Browser is a powerful web browser, with full support for Windows XP Theme and P3P privacy policy and JavaScript error suppression. It can handle multiple monitors and has tab status indicators. Annoying pop up ad windows can be remove d automatically and multiple pages can be saved and reopened together. Crazy Bro wser comes with many preconfigured search engines, but it can extend to use your own. MORE INFO

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