Computer Studies Made Simple : Internet :Key Terms

E-mail:

This stands for electronic mail.

Email means exchange of messages and files through internet.

Messages canbe in the form of graphics,sounds,video clips or simple text.

It is a fast way of sending messages in a very short time anywhere in the world.

Web site:

A collection of related web pages is called a website.

Each website has a unique address.

It contains text,graphics,sound and video.

Internet Service Provider / ISP:

This refers to a company that provides internet connections.

ISP also provides facilities of Email.

A connection from ISP is necessary to connect to the internet.

Web browsing:

This is a process of searching information on the world wide web.

A software used to search and view web pages is known as a web browser.

An example of web browser include Internet explorer and google chrome.





Internet packet routing is accomplished among various tiers of Internet service providers.






This NeXT Computer was used by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN and became the world's first Web server.