Web Technology Terms and Internet Applicationsمصطلحات تقنية الويب وتطبيقات الإنترنت

The requesting system in a client/server relationship, e.g., the user of an organization system is making client requests for records from the server.

In general, a server is a special computer that provides services to other computers in the same or other computers.

The web client, called a browser, is the software that allows you to interact with information available on the Internet.

A tagging language used to compose documents that will be viewed by a web browser. It is a standard adopted so that no matter what computer platform someone is using, the web browser knows how to display the web document.

A mixture of text, graphics, sound and animation in the HTML format, to make information accessible and easy to understand using the Internet.

A collection of web pages connected (linked) by hypertext clickable links.

After a web site is designed it must be stored on a computer that can be accessed through the Internet and the World-Wide Web.

A set of conventions governing the processing and especially the data in an electronic communications system.

A set of protocols developed to allow cooperating computers to share resources across a network. They provide a few basic services that everyone needs (file transfer, electronic mail, remote logon, etc.) across a very large number of client and server systems.

A "standard" way of easily expressing the location and data type of a resource. URLs in general take the form "protocol://address", where protocol is something like HTTP, FTP or telnet, and the address is the server name of a given resource or page.

A network service that associates host names (alphanumeric) with their equivalent TCP/IP address, by means of a standard look-up table.

On the Internet, a domain is basically a registration category identifying geographic or purpose commonality. There are seven top-level domains currently in use.

At its most basic level, a utility connecting localized computer networks (in a lab, a building, a department, or a campus) with computer networks that extend across a wider area, like a region or a continent.

A pair of software applications which allow both distribution of and access to information on the Internet. The web is not the Internet but a means of distributing and accessing the information that is on it.

Stores and transmits web documents (files). It uses the HTTP protocol to connect to other computers and distribute information.

A company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet and other related services such as web site development and hosting (web site storage).

A program, usually an Internet gateway server, that protects the resources of one network from users from other networks. Any enterprise will want a firewall to prevent outsiders from accessing its own private data resources.

The buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet, especially on the World-Wide Web.

A small program run on the Web, using Java, the object-oriented programming language. It can be sent along with a web page to a user, and can perform interactive animations and immediate calculations without having to send a user's request back to the server.

The exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication. You can send messages (text, graphic images and sound files) as attachments.

Intranets are private corporate information and collaboration systems that use Internet software and standards.

A collaborative network that uses Internet technology to link businesses with their suppliers, customers or other businesses that share common goals.