Glossary of internet and marketing terms primarily geared towards people considering starting an online business or developing a presence for their of ... more>>
XYZ X.25 a common standard for packet-switching networks. Xenix a version of the UNIX operating system developed by Microsoft for use on PCs. Xerox ... more>>
MUD 84 MUD (Multi User Domain or Multi User Dimension or Multi User Dungeon) a realtime, interactive virtual community where the inhabitants ass ... more>>
spider 134 spider a program that searches out information online. It works by systematically accessing one Web page after another, making use ... more>>
127 server select box a window in a software application or on a Web page offering a user choices or options. Usually clicking one of the ... more>>
Web browser Web browser see browser. 158 Webcasting the use of the Internet to broadcast information. Webcasting utilizes push technology, ... more>>
169 How to Shop for a Computer keep the price down, a processor speed of between 450 and 600 MHz. should be plenty. There are other ... more>>
TCP/IP 142 TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) a standard protocol that allows computers to process and display information ... more>>
remote terminal 118 remote terminal the term is synonymous with remote access and remote login. It means to have the ability to log onto a ... more>>
N nagware software distributed on the Internet that the user agrees to pay a small fee to use. The name nagware comes from the periodic appearance ... more>>
The User Friendly Guide to Internet & Computer Terms 224 Microsoft FrontPage (All versions) Development Team Video Sound Show 1. Open ... more>>
203 AVOIDING WEB FRAUDS & SCAMS The vast majority of online merchants deliver what they promise. Learn what to look out for in the ones who ... more>>
145 token ages, black and white graphics, unlimited color, and can display an image in any resolution. TIFF files are identified by the .TIF ... more>>
77 lurker lock to guard a file, program, program component, or some other piece of data from modification by users who have access to the data a ... more>>
mega mega the metric prefix meaning X 1,000,000. megabit 1000 kilobits. (Actually 1024 kilobits). 82 megabyte (MB) a thousand kilobytes or a ... more>>