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Technet
Glossary - Part Two (E-L)
- E -A system that lets you create a message on the computer and send it to other computer users on a large, shared computer or network of computers. New Mexico Technet customers receive their e-mail via POP mail. E-mail on the Internet uses SMTP. The duplication within a device of another device's functional capability, or a device designed to work exactly like another. A Telnet program will often do a terminal emulation when talking to a UNIX computer. Using a mathematical code to scramble a message. Encryption is the best way of ensuring privacy for Web-based transactions: currently, Netscape version 2.0 and up and Internet Explorer version 3.0 and up use a kind of encryption to ensure privacy for data such as credit card numbers. Save a file (spreadsheet, word processing document, etc.) created in one software program out to a format that can be imported (read) by other software programs.
- F -FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Frequently Asked Questions are lists of common questions that have been asked. Originally posted to UseNet newsgroups. See Technet's FAQ for more on what an FAQ is. A computer connected both to the Internet and to a LAN which examines all incoming data to ensure its harmless nature. A firewall is the only computer allowed access to the Internet. All local users must ask it for Internet services. See the Technet FAQ for more information on the uses and limitations of firewalls.
A special data field in SEARCHmate documents that contains data that describes the document in some way. You can use them to find documents in a data base by telling SEARCHmate to search for particular field contents. Unlike shareware, freeware programs are copyrighted programs that are made available without charge for public use. Such programs cannot be resold for profit. See also, Public Domain Software. Foreground Task See Multitasking.
- G -Meaningless data that can sometimes appear on your computer screen. This can cause your modem to disconnect from Technet. Garbage can be caused if someone tries to use a telephone that is attached to the same phone line while you are connected to Technet. Typically, newer modems have error correction which reduces or eliminates this problem. An older, text-based information system that has largely been supplanted by the World Wide Web. Graphical User Interface (GUI) Any interface that allows users to use a mouse to interact with programs and files, which are represented as icons. Macintosh computers were the first computers to use GUIs: Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 are also GUIs. (GUI is pronounced "gooey.") See also Desktop, Toolbar Graphical Web Browser
- H -A method for controlling the flow of data from one device to another. In terms of modems, this controls who gets to talk when. Technet customers are advised to purchase modems that can do hardware handshaking. (All new modems should have hardware handshaking.) A large-storage-capacity device, typically non-removable, that is built into a computer or connected to a computer. Hard disks, also called fixed disks or hard drives, can store tens to millions of times more data than a floppy diskette, and typically access data much faster as well. Although most hard drives are fixed, some hard drives such as Syquest or Zip drives have removable cartridges. Hard drive See Hard disk. 1) In relation to Web pages: each time a web page or graphic is accessed graphic, it is considered a hit. Thus if 300 browsers accessed a given page, it would be said to have had 300 hits. Compare unique host. 2) In relation to a search engine (such as eXcite) a hit is a match for the word you're looking for. See Default Home Page. A host is a computer on the Internet that is capable of sending and receiving data. Since the Internet is decentralized, virtually all computers connected to the Internet are hosts. Unlike regular phone service, in which all calls must travel through at least one central office, the data between two hosts can travel different paths depending on "traffic" conditions, or how busy any given route between two hosts is. This decision is made by a router. The HyperText Transfer Protocol, used to send web pages over the Internet. HyperText Markup Language (HTML) This language describes how a Web page on the WWW should look to a Web Browser. It includes things like how big the text is and which graphics to use. - I -International Business Machines. World's largest computer manufacturer. IBM is credited with creating the modern personal computer (PC). A small picture used in Graphical User Interfaces to control programs and functions. Generally, icons on the Desktop and in folders can also be moved to other folders. On a Web page, an image map defines specific areas of a graphic image to respond to a mouse click in a specific manner. When you click on one of these specific areas, a link is activated to go to the corresponding part of the same document or to open the corresponding document. There are two types of image maps, 1) client-side and 2) server-side. Image maps can support both types. Most browsers support server-side image maps. Not all browsers support client-side image maps. A file (spreadsheet, word processing document, etc.) created using one software program and brought (read) into another. A spreadsheet or word processing document can be imported into some word processing programs. Information received by a computer through an input device. The most common input device is a computer keyboard. Another input device is a light pen that can read bar codes.
The Internet is a global computer network connecting thousands of networks and millions of computers. Each computer on the Internet is a host. Unlike the traditional phone system, the Internet works by passing information from one host to the next until it reaches its destination. This makes the Internet tough, but the major drawback is that if any of the hosts between you and the host you're talking to have been compromised, it's possible the traffic you've sent can be read. Encryption is generally the best defense against this problem. Any time you dial into Technet with a PPP connection, you are a host on the Internet. That is because the Internet is any computer using the Internet protocols which are known as TCP/IP. In a real sense, the Internet is not a place, but a language. Originally the preserve of mainframes at government agencies and universities, the Internet has become popular on desktop computers with the advent of the World Wide Web one of the most popular services that can be accessed on the Internet. Other services include e-mail, FTP, telnet, and gopher. Technet has a T3 line connected to the Internet, the fastest speed offered by any Internet Service Provider in the state. Because the Internet is a cooperative global network of networks, Technet, like anyone on the Internet, only has control over problems in its own area of the network. See also: TCP/IP, IP Address, Telnet, FTP, E-Mail, Host, InterNIC, @ (at sign) This is Microsoft's Web browser, which often comes bundled with Windows 95. Internet Explorer version 3.0 or higher is secure enough to make credit card transactions safe over the World Wide Web. See Encryption for more detail. (The only other program safe enough is Netscape.) Internet Explorer is available only for Windows 95. Technet's interface is compatible with Internet Explorer. See also Netscape. The consortium that handles IP Address and domain name allocation. The work is divided between AT&T and Network Solutions, Inc. Intranet A special network, that may be a LAN within an office or may be worldwide, that offers access only to members of that intranet. Many large companies such as IBM or DEC have their own intranets. The TCP/IP protocol that underlies every communication on the Internet requires that each computer have its own unique IP address. This number is used by routers that send data where it needs to go. Since many people find remembering a number difficult, the Domain Name System translates names like www.technet.nm.org to 129.121.1.11. The InterNIC is responsible for assigning both IP Addresses and Domain Names. - J -Jail Custody List. See Bernalillo County Jail Custody List To top - K -A widely-used communications and data transfer program. The program formerly used for connections to Technet. Most commonly called "KB", refers to computer memory or data storage capacity. One kilobyte equals 1024 bytes. 1024 kilobytes equals 1 megabyte.
- L -Laser printers are page printers. They print higher quality text and graphics at a much higher speed than line printers using lasers to affix toner on a page. An output device that prints data one line at a time. Dot matrix printers are line printers. A link is a connection between different sites on the World Wide Web. Links are generally blue and underlined, although any Web page or Web browser may change this convention. Many of the links Technet provides are to Web pages on the Internet. Although Technet tries to ensure reliability, the responsibility for the page's accuracy and accessibility rests with the owner of that page.
A network that connects different kinds of computers together in one building, typically with high-speed connections. This may allow users of that LAN to share a high-speed connection to the Internet. Technet and many of Technet's customers use LANs. Sign onto a computer after establishing a connection via modem or other means. Most software programs store username and password information so that logging in is automatic. Some of Technet's services launch a Telnet client. When you connect to one of these services, you must first log in with your username and password. Subsequent Telnet sessions do not require logging in as long as your browser remains open. Terminate a connection to a computer. Lynx is a character-based Internet Web browser. It displays Web pages. Lynx grew out of efforts to build a Campus-Wide Information System (CWIS) at The University of Kansas. Lynx was formerly used by Technet as a character-based Web browser for customers who accessed their Technet accounts with a computer using DOS. Some of the definitions were adapted or taken from: Que's Computer & Internet Dictionary, 6th Edition Webster's New World Dictionary of Computer Terms, Third Edition |
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