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hyperlink
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link
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IP
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Internet Protocol.
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http
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hypertext transfer protocol: the standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents on the World Wide Web.
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java
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a high-level, object-oriented computer programming language used esp. to create interactive applications running over the Internet.
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A high-leveled programming language, created by Microsoft. Used to create full-featured, powerful programs to do just about anything.
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Visual Basic
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upload
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to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a smaller to a larger computer.
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virus
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a segment of self-replicating code planted illegally in a computer program, often to damage or shut down a system or network.
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download
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to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
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intranet
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a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
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internet
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a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually prec. by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
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ROM
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Computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, generally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user.
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dabbleboard
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web based sketch pad. share with peers. upload and modify images, create pictures.
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worm
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computer code planted illegally in a software program so as to destroy data in any system that downloads the program, as by reformatting the hard disk.
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search engine
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a computer program that searches documents, esp. on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found.
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analyze
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to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (
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browser
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a software program that allows users to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display, such as a Web browser
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Social bookmarks
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Social bookmarking is a Web-based service to share Internet bookmarks. The social bookmarking sites are a popular way to store, classify, share and search links through the practice of folksonomy techniques.
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Multithreading
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Sharing a single CPU between multiple tasks (or "threads") in a way designed to minimise the time required to switch threads.
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cloud computing
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using web applications and storage to move functionality to the web - imagine a brand new computer with all of your applications and data hosted online. Means faster computing but needs wide bandwidth
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netiquette
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the rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over computer networks, esp. the Internet.
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webmaster
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a person who designs or maintains a Web site.
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GUI
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An interface for issuing commands to a computer utilizing a pointing device, such as a mouse, that manipulates and activates graphical images on a monitor.
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web 2.0
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elements not of web 1.0 - social networking, interaction, crowd driven applications
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comply with
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to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes fol. by with):
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describe
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to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of:
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Wardriving
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To drive around with a laptop with a wireless card, and an antenna, looking for accessible wireless networks.
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