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    List of the
    World wide web
    Terms

    Pass to: Eujane Grace egada


     Anchor

    Synonymous with hyperlinks, anchor refers to non-linear links among documents. Or


    more simply put, it's the word or phrase that can be clicked to connect to another page or
    resource.

     Anchor Color

    You guessed it, the color on screen that represents the anchors. The reason so many are
    blue is that is the default color. This color can be changed to any combination of red, blue
    or green.

     Agent

    Agents are search tools that automatically seek out relevant online information based on
    your specifications. Agent A.K.A.s include: intelligent agent, personal agents, knowbots
    or droids.

     Annotations

    Personal notes you can attach to the documents you have saved in Mosaic. The notes are
    available to you whenever the document is viewed.

     Archie

    Derived from the word archive, Archie is a Net-based service that allows you to locate
    files that can be downloaded via FTP.

     ASCII

    (pronounced "Ask-ee") An acronym for American Standard Code for Information


    Exchange, ASCII is an international standard in which numbers, letters, punctuation
    marks, symbols and control codes are assigned numbers from 0 to 27. Easily transferred
    over networks, ASCII is a plain, unadorned text without style or font specifications.
     Asychronous Connection

    The type of connection a modem makes over a phone line, this connection is not
    synchronized by a mutual timing signal or clock.

     AU Sounds

    This is an audio format used in Mosaic.

     Authoring Software

    This term refers to software that enables the creation of multimedia or hypertext
    documents and presentations.

     Avatar

    This term refers to an interactive representation of a human in a virtual reality


    environment.

     Bandwidth

    The range of transmission frequencies a network can use. The greater the bandwidth the
    more information that can be transferred over that network at one time.

     Baseband

    A transmission method in which a network uses its entire transmission range to send a
    single signal.

     Baud

    A unit of data transmission speed, or the maximum speed at which data can be sent down
    a channel. Baud is often equivalent to bits per second.

     BBS

    This is an acronym for Bulletin Board System, a computer equipped with software and
    telecommunications links that allow it to act as an information host for remote computer
    systems.

     BinHex

    A file conversion format that converts binary files to ASCII text files.
     Bit

    A contraction of binary digit, a bit is the smallest unit of information

    that a computer can hold. The speed at which bits are transmitted or bit rate is usually
    expressed as bits per second or bps.

     Broadband

    A transmission method in which the networks range of transmission frequencies is


    divided into separate channels and each channel is used to send a different signal.
    Broadband is often used to send different types of signals simultaneously.

     Browser

    A type of software that allows you to navigate information databases.

     Byte

    The number of bits used to represent a character.

     CD-ROM

    Compact Disk-Read Only Memory: An optical disk from which information may be read
    but not written.

    CD-R or Compact Disk-Recordable: Refers to computer peripheral disk drives that allow the
    user to record content on to a blank compact disk.

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