Friday, November 1, 2013

Basic Internet Terms

Internet plays a great role in our life nowadays especially those who are working thousands of miles away from home and family. It is then great to know the basic terms so we then familiar of such as we go along of studying how to operate such.

Browser 
    It is a software application that allows you to move about and access information over the Internet’s World Wide Web. The most popular browsers are Nestcape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) 
    It is a compact disc that contains large amounts of information, including software applications. For this information to be accessed, a CD-ROM disc must be played on a CD-ROM drive or a DVD drive.

Modem
   It is a device that enables one computer to communicate with another, usually over phone lines. An internal modem is built into your computer, while an external modem must be connected to the computer.

Processor 
   This refers to the central processing unit, the mind of the machine, and may be described in terms of speed, like 350 Megahertz (MHz), as well as by a name, such as Pentium.

Server 
   It is a computer that provides some service, such as access to information, to other computers, called clients, linked to it over a network.

Website 
    It is a specific location on the Internet that contains a set of information, including text and graphs. In order to reach a Web site, you must know its Web address.

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