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| GLOSSARY |
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Glossary
of Terms Relating to WWW, Internet and Web Hosting etc. |
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Those who: use internet, are IT professional / computer science
students; they may |
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something
know about these terms. Therefore, we have tried to provide you
the relevant knowledge. |
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This list is not complete, by any means. If you have any terms that
you would like to be added to this glossary, e-mail your request
to yourtieinfo@yahoo.com |
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T-1
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A
leased-line connection capable of carrying data at
1,544,000 bits-per-second. At maximum theoretical
capacity, a T-1 line could move a megabyte in less
than 10 seconds. That is still not fast enough for
full-screen, full-motion video, for which you need
at least 10,000,000 bits-per-second. T-1 lines are
commonly used to connect large LANs to the Internet.
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T-3
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A
leased-line connection capable of carrying data at
44,736,000 bits-per-second. This is more than enough
to do full-screen, full-motion video. |
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Tag |
The
term "tag" can be used as a noun or verb.
As a noun, a tag is a basic element of the languages
used to create web pages (HTML) and similar languages
such as XML. Another, more recent meaning of tag is
related to blogs where blogs and the postings they
contain may be "tagged" which means to assign
a keyword, such as "politics" or "gardening",
this enables searches for "all the blog postings
in the past week that are tagged 'prenatal care'. |
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TB
-- (Terabyte) |
A
memory measuring unit equal to 1024 gigabytes / 1000
gigabytes (GB). |
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TCP/IP
-- (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
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This
is the suite of protocols that defines the Internet.
Originally designed for the UNIX operating system,
TCP/IP software is now included with every major kind
of computer operating system. To be truly on the Internet,
your computer must have TCP/IP software. |
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Technical
Contact |
The
person responsible for handling the technical aspects
of a domain registered with us. This could include
assigning the name servers for a registered domain. |
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| Telnet |
The
command and program used to login from one Internet
site to another. The telnet commands / programs get
you to the login: prompt of another host. |
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Terminal |
A
device that allows you to send commands to a computer
somewhere else. At a minimum, this usually means a
keyboard and a display screen and some simple circuitry.
Usually you will use terminal software in a personal
computer - the software pretends to be (emulates)
a physical terminal and allows you to type commands
to a computer somewhere else. |
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