- PPP
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(Point-to-Point Protocol) PPP offers a more stable and sometimes faster connection than SLIP.
Comment: Most ISP consumer accounts include both SLIP and PPP services and it is advisable to have a PPP account because it will provide a better connection - POP
- (Point of Presence) The POP is the local number users dial into via their modem. The more POP's, the fewer busy signals.
- POP3
- (Post Office Protocol 3) POP's are also used by e-mail programs to download messages from a mail server on the Internet, to the users local computer.
- IP address
- (Internet Protocol address) The physical address of your computer which communicates with your Internet Service Providers (ISP's) computer.
- HTTP
- (HyperText Transport Protocol) The initial prefix you type before a web address. ( http://)
- URL
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(Uniform Resource Locator) The Internet addressing scheme that defines the route to a file or program. For example, a home page on the World Wide Web is accessed
via its URL. Following is a list of popular prefixes that let you gain access to specific types of URL's.
http:// World Wide Web server
ftp:// FTP server
mailto:// e-mail
news:// newsgroup
file:// file on local system - Internet address
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This is the name you type in the URL to get around the Internet. For example www.kent.net gets you to our home
page. The .net means we are an internet service provider. Below are other endings which tell
you what type of web site you are going to. Most schools are .edu , while most non-profit companies are .org etc.
com - business (commercial)
edu - educational and research
gov - government
mil - military agency
net - gateway or host
org - non-profit organization
Outside of the U.S., the last part of the address is often the country domain; for example, .ca for Canada and .uk for United Kingdom.
- DNS
- (Domain Naming System) Allows you to type www.companyname.com or www.personalname.com instead of having to remember a bunch of computer numbers (ie 106.112.94.14) to reach websites.
- Gateway
- A gateway converts signals between different computer networks.
- SMTP
- (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) A way to send and receive messages over the Internet.
- The transmission of memos and messages to a single recipient or to multiple users all around the world.
- FTP
- (File Transfer Protocol) Lets you transfer files to and from your computer, directly to and from another computer, across the internet.
- Download
- To transmit a file from one computer to another. Download means receive a file, upload means transmit or send a file.
- Protocol
- Rules governing transmitting and receiving of data.
- Host
- A host refers to any computer that functions as the source of information or a computer which offers public services. (a source of sharable programs and data)
- Server
- A computer in a network shared by multiple users.
- World Wide Web
- This allows a user to jump from document to related document no matter where it is stored on the Internet. World Wide Web browsers,
such as Firefox or Internet Explorer, allow users to browse "the Web."
- InterNIC
- (NFSnet Network Information Center) The source for Internet information and registration.
Internet network addresses and domain names are assigned by InterNIC Registration Services, which is administered by Network Solutions Inc. of Herndon, VA.