Domain name server: A distribution database system for translating mnemonic computer addresses (like kuhub. cc. ukans edu into numeric addresses (like 129. 237. 32. 1)and vice versa. Domain name: The exclusive name assigned to a site on the Internet. Email: Electronic mail. The exchange of messages between people on an electronic network. Ethernet: A computer communications technology designed to connect computer systems together to form local area networks(LANs). Ethernet transmits information at 10 million bits per second over different physical media ranging from twisted pair wires to fiber optic cable Fetch: An easy to use public domain ftp program for the Macintosh. FTP: File Transfer Protocol. The process of moving a file from one computer to another. The application program that moves files using the file transfer protocol. Gateway: Device that converts messages from one protocol to another allowing two different networks to Gopher: A menu-based system for exploring the Internet. HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language Used to define the various components of a World wide Web docu ment. HTML tells Web browsers like Netscape how to display text. Hypertext: Documents that contain links to other documents or other areas of the same document. Selecting a link in a hypertext document automatically displays the second location IP: Internet Protocol. Allows a packet to transverse multiple networks to find a destination. LAN: Local area network. A hardware/software combination that allows a group of computers in a limited area to share Lynx: A cursor-based hypertext browser for exploring the Web. Developed at the University of Kansas by members of the Distributed Computing Group of User Services Modem: A piece of equipment that connects a computer to a data transmission line(usually a telephone line) Mosaic: An Internet navigating tool for exploring the Web Multiplexing: As it relates to the modem connection of computer, the ability to process on command while waiting for another to"cue up"and wait for a connection to another site Netscape Navigator: An Internet navigating tool for exploring the Web, sometimes called Netscape. NIC: Network Information Center. As close as the Internet gets to a central office Packet: A bundle of data. Data on the Internet is broken up into small chunks called packets. When packets arrive at an addressed location, they are reassembled into the original data stream. PPP: Point to point protocol. A format that allows a computer to use Internet protocols over a serial dial-in connection Protocol: A definition of a formal process. For example, a communications protocol allows computers from different manufacturers to talk to each other Public domain: A file is said to be in the public domain if it can be downloaded free without restrictions uch as shareware fees Router: A combined hardware/software system to transfer data between two networks that use the same Searching tools: Programs that aide you in finding the many Internet sites you wish to connect to, searchable by name, subject, or category. Some of these are: Archie: A toll for locating files on publicly accessible sites. The results of an Archie search are the names anddirectoriesoffilesonanonymousftpsitesAccessArchieat:http://www.lerc.nasagov/doc/arcHieplezht Finger: Designed to give information about a person with an account on a particular system. From the system prompt enter the command: talk address opher: A menu-based system for exploring Internet resources. Accessed files may be on an anonymous ftp, library, or database that is accessible only with Gopher. To access Gopher http://www.cc.ukans.edu_/cwis/reference/gopherresourceshtml Wais:Accessat:http://www.w3.org/hypertext/datasources/wais/byhOst.html Whois: Access from your multiuser account by entering the command: whois name Server: A computer that provides files and other facilities to anyone with proper access and authorization e 2000 by CRC Press LLC© 2000 by CRC Press LLC Domain name server: A distribution database system for translating mnemonic computer addresses (like kuhub.cc.ukans.edu into numeric addresses (like 129.237.32.1) and vice versa. Domain name: The exclusive name assigned to a site on the Internet. Email: Electronic mail. The exchange of messages between people on an electronic network. Ethernet: A computer communications technology designed to connect computer systems together to form local area networks (LANs). Ethernet transmits information at 10 million bits per second over different physical media ranging from twisted pair wires to fiber optic cable. Fetch: An easy to use public domain ftp program for the Macintosh. FTP: File Transfer Protocol. The process of moving a file from one computer to another. The application program that moves files using the file transfer protocol. Gateway: Device that converts messages from one protocol to another allowing two different networks to communicate. Gopher: A menu-based system for exploring the Internet. HTML: HyperText Markup Language. Used to define the various components of a World Wide Web docu￾ment. HTML tells Web browsers like Netscape how to display text. Hypertext: Documents that contain links to other documents or other areas of the same document. Selecting a link in a hypertext document automatically displays the second location. IP: Internet Protocol. Allows a packet to transverse multiple networks to find a destination. LAN: Local area network. A hardware/software combination that allows a group of computers in a limited area to share resources. Lynx: A cursor-based hypertext browser for exploring the Web. Developed at the University of Kansas by members of the Distributed Computing Group of User Services. Modem: A piece of equipment that connects a computer to a data transmission line (usually a telephone line). Mosaic: An Internet navigating tool for exploring the Web. Multiplexing: As it relates to the modem connection of computer, the ability to process on command while waiting for another to “cue up” and wait for a connection to another site. Netscape Navigator: An Internet navigating tool for exploring the Web, sometimes called Netscape. NIC: Network Information Center. As close as the Internet gets to a central office. Packet: A bundle of data. Data on the Internet is broken up into small chunks called packets. When packets arrive at an addressed location, they are reassembled into the original data stream. PPP: Point to point protocol. A format that allows a computer to use Internet protocols over a serial dial-in connection. Protocol: A definition of a formal process. For example, a communications protocol allows computers from different manufacturers to talk to each other. Public domain: A file is said to be in the public domain if it can be downloaded free without restrictions such as shareware fees. Router: A combined hardware/software system to transfer data between two networks that use the same protocol. Searching tools: Programs that aide you in finding the many Internet sites you wish to connect to, searchable by name, subject, or category. Some of these are: Archie: A toll for locating files on publicly accessible sites. The results of an Archie search are the names and directories of files on anonymous ftp sites. Access Archie at: http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/Doc/archieplezht￾tpd.html Finger: Designed to give information about a person with an account on a particular system. From the system prompt enter the command: talk address Gopher: A menu-based system for exploring Internet resources. Accessed files may be on an anonymous ftp, librar y, or database that is accessible only w ith Gopher. To access Gopher : http://www.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/ reference/gopher_ resources.html WAIS: Access at: http://www.w3.org/hypertext/DataSources/WAIS/ByHost.html Whois: Access from your multiuser account by entering the command: whois name Server: A computer that provides files and other facilities to anyone with proper access and authorization