3. INTERNET RELATED TERMINOLOGIES Web Page: is simply a type of file written in HTML. Web Site: it is a collection of HTML documents that are linked together. Web Browser: is a special communication program that reads and interprets HTML documents. Eg. Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, etc.
4. Web Server: It is a program that responds to requests from web browsers to retrieve information. E.g. Intra Netware from Novell, Internet Information Server (IIS) It is a computer where the web pages and the above given program resides. Web Hosting: uploading a website onto a Web server.
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8. INTERNET SERVICES 1. Information Retrieval: Helps you surf net to find information from any where around the world. 2. Electronic Mail: lets you send messages and receive message in electronic form. E-mail is transmitted between computer systems. 3. Chat: The chat program lets you communicate with others in real time ( there and then) like a written phone call. 4. Video Conferencing: With the help of Video Conferencing facility we could see each other while talking. Ex: Newsreader on T.V talking to a reporter at a far away place and reporting directly to the audience.
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11. COOKIES A ‘ Cookie’ is a small piece of information which a web server can store temporarily with your web browser. This is useful for having your browser remember some specific information which the web server can later retrieve. Eg. Online shopping mall. HACKERS The term used to describe the act of penetrating the computer system for the knowledge and information that is contained within. As cyber crime has ensued, the term, hack has taken on negative meaning and has lost the associativity with the true principles that it was founded on. CRACKERS A password cracker is any program that can decrypt or otherwise disable password protection.