| color palette | A defined group of distinct colors available for a particular purpose or use.
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| comment | A note, placed in an HTML file, that is not interpreted (or displayed) when the file is processed.
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| composite number | Anumber containing factors other than 1 and itself.
(See 634)
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| compression algorithm | Any computer algorithm that is used to reduce the size of files. On rare occasions, compression algorithms may increase the size of a file.
(See 634)
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| cryptographic algorithm | An algorithm that is used for either encoding or decoding information.
(See 634)
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| default password | The initial password you are assigned to grant you access to an on-line item (for example, your computer account). Default passwords should be changed during your first access. The word default applies in other settings, usually with similar meaning.
(See 634)
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| double key cryptography | Public key cryptography. An encryption scheme in which a message
encrypted using a private key can only be decrypted using its matching public key.
(See 557-558, 562-563, 644)
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| flame | A nasty, electronic response from an offended party.
(See 636)
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| frame | An HTML feature that allows you to divide a browser’s window into several independent parts.
(See 637)
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| frequently asked questions (FAQs) | Questions that many computer users ask. Because the answers to such questions are important to many people, they are usually collected and posted to either a mailing list or a newsgroup, or displayed on a Web page.
(See 637)
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| gigabyte | A billion bytes.
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| HTML syntax checker | A program that processes an HTML document to see if there are any coding errors in it.
(See 638)
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| Internet addresses | Numerical computer names that uniquely identify each computer on the Internet. Each address consists of four bytes, and each byte represents a decimal number from 0 to 255. The address is often represented by four decimal numbers separated by dots.
(See 639)
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| Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) | A group that provides an open forum to facilitate communication between individuals dealing with matters related to the Internet.
(See 610, 639)
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| location area | The place in a browser window where URLs are entered and displayed.
(See 640)
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| Majordomo | A popular mailing list server program.
(See 641)
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| megabyte | A million bytes; a unit of measurement often associated with file size or transfer rates (when combined with time).
(See 641)
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| Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) | A computer network that spans an area about the size of a city. Such a network is larger than a LAN but smaller than a WAN.
(See 611, 641)
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| navigational tools | The buttons, hyperlinks, and images that allow a user to navigate a Web presentation.
(See 642)
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| palette or color palette | A defined group of distinct colors available for a particular purpose or use.
(See 643)
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| render | The browser process displaying a Web page on the screen.
(See 645)
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| Request for Comments (RFC) | The official documents provided and distributed by the Internet Engineering Task Force.
(See 612, 645)
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| result set | The list of hits returned by a search or metasearch engine.
(See 645)
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| revolving advertisements | Advertisements, displayed on Web pages, that change every time you visit the page, or while you are viewing the page.
(See 645)
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| RSA encryption scheme | The most widely used public key encryption scheme. It is named for its developers, Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman.
(See 612, 645)
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| script or CGI script | Any program that is run by a Web server in response to a user’s request.
(See 645)
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| search tool | Any mechanism for locating information on the Web; usually refers to a search or metasearch engine, or to a directory.
(See 646)
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| semantics | The meaning associated with commands or statements in a given computer language; the interpretation of the syntax of a computer
language.
(See 646)
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| Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) | A protocol that is used for transferring packets over telephone lines.
(See 568-569, 570, 612, 646)
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| 7 by 24 machine | A machine that runs 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
(See 646)
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| storyboard | A sketch of how a browser’s window is to be partitioned when a document that uses frames is being designed.
(See 647)
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| surfer | A person who spends time exploring the Web.
(See 647)
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| syntax | The rules or structure that describe the form of statements in a
computer language.
(See 647)
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| tag | The name given to HTML commands. For example, the image tag,
<IMG>, is used to include an image in an HTML document. Tags usually come in matched pairs, such as <FORM>and </FORM>.
(See 648)
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| target | The location (frame or window) to which a hyperlink is directed.
(See 648)
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| Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) | One of the primary protocols in the TCP/IP suite. TCP defines a set of rules for allowing computers on the Internet to communicate.
(See 612, 648)
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| transparent GIF | A GIF image that creates a visual effect in which the image appears to be “floating” on a Web page.
(See 648)
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| triage | A strategy designed to process the most important items first, such as dealing with priority email messages first and less important
messages second.
(See 649)
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| under construction | A phrase used to describe unfinished Web pages.
(See 649)
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| universal service | Any service that is available worldwide. For example, many people consider the telephone to be a universal service.
(See 649)
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| UNIX | A widely used computer operating system, particularly in academic
and research environments.
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| virtual reality | A three-dimensional simulation of a real or imagined environment, using computers.
(See 650)
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| Web | An application that uses the Internet to transport hypertext/multimedia documents. Synonyms are WWW, W 3 , and
W3.
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| Web pages or pages | The global collection of documents associated with and accessible via the World Wide Web.
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| Web site | An Internet entity that publishes Web pages. A Web site typically has a computer serving Web pages, whereas a Web presentation
is the actual Web pages themselves.
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| Wide Area Information Service (WAIS) | A database search system that employs sophisticated feedback mechanisms. Its popularity has been waning in recent years.
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| Wide Area Network (WAN) | A computer network that spans a large geographical area, such as a country or a number of cities.
(See 613, 651)
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| World Wide Web or Web | An application that uses the Internet to transport
hypertext/multimedia documents. Synonyms are WWW, W 3 , and
W3.
(See 613, 651)
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