| TERM |
Definition |
| Char (Character) |
One letter or space or digit. |
| Byte |
One char |
| Kilobyte |
1024 bytes (about 1000). A short page of text is about 1 KB |
| Megabyte |
1,048,576 bytes (about 1,000,000). A HUGE picture is about 1/2
MB |
| Gigabyte |
1,073,741,824 bytes (about 1,000,000,000). A CS filled with music
is 0.7 GB. |
| Processor |
The part of the computer that does the "thinking". Usually made
by Intel (ick!!) |
| Moherboard |
The main circuit board of the computer. Not the case!! |
| Case |
The part of the computer visible from the outside |
| Resolution |
How many pixels the screen holds. The most common resolution
is 1024 height x 768 width |
| Hardware |
Any part of the computer you can physically touch. Your mouse
is a piece of software. |
| Software |
The "programs". Netscape is a piece of software. |
| TERM |
Definition |
| Web Page |
A page written in HTML |
| HTML |
Hypertext markup language |
| VRML |
Virtual reality modeling language. Stores 3-D graphics. |
| Bandwidth |
The rate at which data moves through the network |
| Latency |
How long it takes a bit of data to get from source to destination across
the network |
| Cache |
A place used to temporarily hold data in hopes of using it again |
| Tag |
An individual piece of HTML code. One tag achieves just one effect. |
| Client |
The computer running the browser |
| Browser |
The program the user uses to access the web. Normally either
Netscape or Internet Explorer |
| Server (1) |
The computer that holds web pages and offers then to clients |
| Server (2) |
The program running on the server computer that offers web pages to
clients. |