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GLOSSARY
Glossary of Terms Relating to WWW, Internet and Web Hosting etc.
Those who: use internet, are IT professional / computer science students; they may
something know about these terms. Therefore, we have tried to provide you the relevant knowledge.
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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W
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
The organization responsible for managing standards for the WWW.
WAIS -- (Wide Area Information Servers)
Developed in the early 1990s. It was the first truly large-scale system to allow the indexing of huge quantities of information on the Web, and to make those indices searchable across networks such as the Internet. WAIS was also pioneering in its use of ranked (scored) results where the software tries to determine how relevant each result is.
WAN -- (Wide Area Network)
Computers connected together in a wide network, larger than a LAN, usually connected via phone lines. See also LAN. Any internet or network that covers an area larger than a single building or campus.
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
A leading standard for information services on wireless terminals like digital mobile phones.
WAV
Waveform (or simply wave) files are the most common sound format on Windows platforms. WAV can also be played on Macs and other systems with player software.
Web
Short for "World Wide Web".
Web Address
The same as an URL or URI. See URL.
Web Applet
A program that can be downloaded over the web and run on the user's computer. Most often written in Java.
     
 
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