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INTERNET LANGUAGEThe language of the Internet consists primarily of acronyms (noun : a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name), so keep a dictionary handy if you want to look up each individual word in the acronym. There is a lot to learn, but take it slow and Bookmark this page to use as a reference. Come back when you need the information. That way you can apply the knowledge on an "as needed" basis and you'll minimize "information overload," as my mother calls it.
Hope this helps. God bless...
Karla With a K
These terms are NOT in alphabetical order.
They are commonly used terms that people hear, especially when you start talking "web talk," but many of us don't know exactly what they mean. I will add words periodically as I am asked about them, but if you can't find the word you're looking for, scroll down to the bottom of this page for more help.
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To create a web site you need to consider the following: - decide on a Unique Domain Name(UDN) .com, .net, .org, .biz are just some of the extensions you can choose from for your website address. Choose an extension based on what you plan to do with your website or the kind of business you have. Register the UDN by going to register.com and searching for an available name that suits your business.
- select your content - determine information to be uploaded to your site such as website copy (text),graphics,images
- choose the server based on: the megabytes you are allowed (unlimited is preferred), the monthly hosting fee (from 4.95 to 89.95 depends on services provided, i. e., e-commerce) and the marketing tools and the server's capacity.
- understand that building a website is a time consuming, creative, evolving process, but once the site is built, it's done. It won't require the same kind of time for maintenance and upkeep. However, when a site is built the next and most important task is to drive traffic to the site through Internet marketing.
- Internet marketing (IM) is a must! This is the service you pay for, unless you learn to do it yourself, because this is the function that generates money and traffic (visitors) for your website. There are millions of websites on the Internet and you must separate your site from the others that offer the same thing. Or if your site is the only site that offers a particular product or service, people still need to be able to find your site by using search engines. IM includes search engine optimization, writing effective website copy, affiliate programs, monetizing the site and more.
A SERVER is a computer or software package that provides web sites to clients using software (programs) that run on other computers. The term can refer to a particular piece of software that is accessed as a website address (i. e., www.server.com). A single server machine can (and often does) have several different server software packages running on it, that provides many different servers or web site addresses (.net, .com, .org) to clients on the network.
A Search Engine, such as Yahoo.com, Google.com and Lycos.com, is a web-based system for searching for information, products and services available on the World Wide Web (Internet). It's like the Yellow Pages for the Internet, only you choose keywords or search terms to find what you are looking for. Some search engines use "spiders" to search the Internet and work by automatically searching the contents of other systems and creating a database of the results. Some search engines contain only data manually approved for inclusion in a database, and some combine spiders with manual inclusion.
SEO is the acronym for Search Engine Optimization, an Internet marketing strategy that involves using a math formula along with relevant "keywords" or "search terms," that directly correspond with the content of a website, so that the website URL will be retrieved and appear within the first two pages of a search. The goal is to ranked as high as possible when particular search terms are used in search engines. There is "good" SEO and "bad" SEO. Good SEO involves using web copy that accurately describes the web page content and uses relevant keywords and search terms in the site's Title,description and Meta tags. Bad SEO involves using deceptive keywords and search terms in a site's Meta tags, Title and/or description so that search engines will erroneously retrieve the website and lead a user to believe the site is more relevant to their search than it truly is.
A Meta tag is a specific kind of HTML tag that contains information, including keywords and search terms, for Search Engines to use when retrieving relevant websites for a user's search. Meta tag information is not normally displayed to the user, but you can see it by going to the Home Page, then selecting View in your browser's pull down menu and selecting Source to view the page's source code OR by right clicking your mouse and selecting View Source. You'll see the words "Meta tag" and information about the page itself. The name meta means "about this subject". Meta tags are used to include information that enables search engines to better categorize a page for user's searches.
ISP is an acronym for Internet Service Provider. It is a business that provides access to the Internet in some form, usually via phone lines, DSL or cable and usually for money.
Spamming is sending e-mail to a user without their permission. It is an inappropriate use of a mailing list, as if it were a broadcast medium (TV or Radio), which it is not, by sending the same message to a large number of people who didn't ask for it or give their permission for you to send it to them. Opt-in or Permission marketing tools have been created to prevent spamming.
HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language, a programming language used to create documents for use on the World Wide Web. HTML looks a lot like old-fashioned typesetting code where you surround a line of text with codes or "tags" that indicate how the text should appear. The "hyper" in Hypertext comes from the fact that in HTML you can specify that a block of text, or an image, is linked to another file on the Internet. HTML files are meant to be viewed using a web "browser."
A BROWSER is a software application (i. e., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, AOL) that is your gateway or provides you to access the internet. It is a FREE software program installed on your computer that enables you to visit websites, navigate from web page to web page, print web pages and even email. Remember that if you use different computers in different locations, e.g. a computer at work or your computer at home, you may use a different browser for each. To learn more about Browsers, click here.
While it is also my nickname, Cookie, on the Internet, refers to information sent by a Web Server (internet website) to a web browser (i. e., Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator). The browser saves and sends the information back to the Server (website) whenever you visit the website. The cookie is a small file of letters and numbers (information) that is downloaded on to your computer when you visit certain websites. Depending on the type of cookie used and your computer settings, the browser may or not accept the cookie; it also may save the cookie for a short time or a long time. Like "virtual" door keys, cookies unlock your computer's memory and allow a website to "recognize" you when you return by "opening doors" to different content (information, media, pictures, etc.) or services. Cookies usually contain your login or registration information, online "shopping cart" information, user preferences, etc. When a server (website) receives a request from a browser that includes a cookie, the server is able to use the information stored in the cookie. For example, the website might keep a log of your requests, your username or password. Cookies are usually set to expire after a predetermined amount of time and are usually saved in memory until you close the browser. The cookies are then saved to disk if their "expire time" has not been reached. Cookiesdo not read your hard drive and send your life story to the CIA. Cookies make your frequent visits to a website more convenient for you. Cookie files typically contain: - The name of the website the cookie was sent from
- The lifetime of the cookie
- A value - usually a randomly generated "unique number"
The website server that sent the cookie uses the "unique number" to recognize you when you return to a site or browser. Only the server (website) that sent the cookie can read, and therefore use, that cookie. To learn more about cookies, click here.
No, cookies do not invade your privacy. Cookies are a friendly internet tool primarily used by the advertising and e-commerce industry to make surfing easier and quicker. They have several roles, none of which can compromise your privacy. They offer Protection - to ensure that you are a genuine visitor and not someone else using your username and password. They Authenticate and speed up inputting your identification and e-commerce transactions. They Recognize your preferences, e.g. remembering user names and passwords for websites. They Limit the frequency of ads and to make sure that advertisements are rotated and not duplicated during any one visit to a site. Many websites use the services of other companies to provide the content and services on their website. These third parties may provide content or services to more than one website. If they are using cookies, in theory, they can understand what that cookie does on a number of different sites.
An Internet Protocol Address is a number that is assigned to your computer by your browser when you log on to the internet. It is usually allocated on a temporary basis, and is only in effect for the session you spend online. It's a unique number consisting of 4 parts separated by dots (for example, 165.113.245.2) and is the "address" of your computer while you are online. Without an IP address, servers would not be able to deliver content to you, because they would not be able to locate your computer. Every machine that is on the Internet has a unique IP number (IP Address). If a machine does not have an IP number, it is not really on the Internet. |
An Intranet is a private network within a company or organization that uses the same kinds of software you would find on the public Internet, but is for internal use only and can only be accessed within the company.
You have an "internet," with the lower case "i," when you connect 2 or more networks together, as in inter-national or inter-state. The "Internet", with the upper case "I," refers to the inter-connected networks that use the TCP/IP protocols that evolved from the ARPANET of the late 60's and early 70's. The Internet connects tens of thousands of independent networks into a vast global internet (with a lower case "i") and is probably the largest Wide Area Network (WAN) in the world. So in case you were wondering, there is a difference and now you know what that difference is.
FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. It is a method of moving files between two websites. Using FTP is a way to login to another Internet site for the purpose of retrieving and/or sending a large quantity of files. There are many Internet sites that have established publicly accessible files of material that can be obtained using FTP.
Unix is a computer Operating System (OS), like Windows XP or the Macintosh OS X; it's the basic software running on a computer, underneath things like word processors and spreadsheets. Unix is designed to be used by many people at the same time. It is multi-user and has TCP/IP built-in. It is the most common operating system for servers on the Internet.
To upload is to transfer data, usually a file, from one source to the computer you are using. An upload is the opposite of a download.
www is an acronym for the World Wide Web.
You've seen it on your computer, you Technical Help may have directed you to manipulate it so you could sign onto the Internet. TCP/IP is an acronym for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. It is the suite of protocols (set of rules that define an exact format for communication between systems) that defines the Internet. Originally designed for the UNIX operating system. TCP/IP software is now included with every major kind of computer operating system. To be truly on the Internet, your computer must have TCP/IP software.
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