Internet - ANSInterconnected network of computer networks that spans the globe
ARPA - ANSAdvanced Research Projects Agency
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - ANSUsed to communicate between the client computer
and the web server, set of rules for exchanging files such as text, images, audio, video, and
other multimedia on the web
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - ANSUsed to format the documents, and was text-based
World Wide Web - ANSGraphical User Interface to information stored on computers running
web servers connected to the Internet
(IETF) - ANSInternet Engineering Task ForceThe principal body engaged in the development of
new internet protocol standard specifications
(IAB) - ANSInternet Architecture Board Is a committee of the IETF and provides guidance and
broad direction to the IETF
(RFC) - ANSRequest for Comments Is a formal document from the IETF that is drafted by a
committee and subsequently reviewed by interested parties
(ICANN) - ANSInternet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names Main function is to
coordinate the assignment of the Internet domain names, IP address numbers, protocol
parameters, and protocol port numbers
Intranet - ANSA private network that is contained within an organization or business who's
purpose is to share organizational information and resources among coworkers
Extranet - ANSA private network that securely shares part of an organization's information or
operations with external partners
W3C Recommendations - ANSGuidelines of the web
(WAI) - ANSWeb Accessibility Initiative Enables all users to access the Internet
Accessible - ANSProvides accommodations that help individuals with visual, auditory, physical,
and neurological disabilities to overcome barriers of the web
, (WCAG) - ANSWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines Recommendations for web content
developers, web authoring tool developers, web browser developers, and developers of user
agents to facilitate user of the web by those with special needs
(ADA) - ANSAmerican with Disabilities act A federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination
against people with disabilities.
Section 508 of the Federation Rehabilitation Act - ANSRequire that the U.S. government
agencies give individuals with disabilities access to information technology that is comparable to
the access of others
Universal Design - ANSThe design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to
the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaption or specialized design
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - ANSDedicated to protecting intellectual
property rights internationally
Creative Commons - ANSA nonprofit organization that provide free services that allow authors
to register a type of a copyright license
Network - ANSConsist of two or more computers connected for the purpose of communicating
and sharing resources
Clients - ANSThe computer workstations used by individuals, such as a personal computer on a
desk
Server - ANSReceives requests from client computers for resources such as files
Media - ANSConnects the clients, servers, peripherals, and networking devices using copper
cables, fiber optic cables, or wireless technologies
(LAN) - ANSLocal Area Network Confined to a single building or group of connected buidings
(WAN) - ANSWide Area Network Geographically dispersed and usually uses some form of
public or commercial communications network
Backbone - ANSA high-capacity communication link that carries data gathered from smaller
links that interconnect with it
Client/Server Model - ANSPersonal Computers joined by a network
Web Client - ANSConnected to the internet when needed, run web browser software, request
web pages from a server, and receive web pages and files from a server
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