Applet: A small JAVA program that can be embodied in an HTML page.

Archie: A UNIX service for searching FTP sites.

Backbone: A high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway within a network. The term is relative as a backbone in a small network will likely be much smaller than many non-backbone lines in a large network.

Bandwidth: How much information that can be sent through a connection, usually measured in bits-per-second.

BBS: Bulletin board system. A computerized system that allows people to carry on discussions and upload or download files.

Buffer: A segment of memory assigned by programs to store data.

Cookie: Information sent by a Web Server to a Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the Server.

CGI: Common gateway interface. A set of rules that describe how a Web Server and a CGI program communicate with one another and a web server.

Compiler: A program involved in the first step of converting source code written in a high-level language such as C to an executable program.

DNS: Domain name service. The system that translates human-readable addresses to IP addresses, and vise versa.

FAQ: Frequently asked question.

Finger: A UNIX service that provides information about a system's users.

HTML: Hyper text mark-up language. The coding language used to create Hypertext documents for use on the Internet.

HTTP: HyperText transfer protocol. The protocol for moving hypertext files across the Internet.

IP Address: Internet protocol address. A unique number assigned to a machine when it connects to the Internet.

UNIX: Uniplexed information and computing system. A multiuser, multitasking operating system primarily used on workstations and servers.

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