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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. |
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The actual network of networks where all the information resides. Things
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The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the method used to transfer
Web pages to your computer. With hypertext, a word or phrase can contain
a link to another Web site.Simpler: data transfer protocol used on the World Wide Web. Sites where
you are required to sign in. |
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Stands for "Hypertext Markup Language." HTML is the language used to
create webpages. "Hypertext" refers to the hyperlinks that an HTML page
may contain. "Markup language" refers to the way tags are used to define
the page layout and elements within the page. |
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A text box in a web browser displaying the address of the web page that is
currently being viewed- home to the URL. |
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The part of a network address that identifies it as belonging to a particular
domain. |
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Internet protocol, the method by which information is sent between any two
Internet computers on the Internet. |
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| Start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise): |
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A location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on
the World Wide Web. |
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