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<p><b>JPEG and JPG</b><br />
Graphic formats for storing
compressed images.&nbsp;</p>

<p><b>JScript</b><br />
Microsoft's version of JavaScript.</p>

<p><b>JSP (Java Server Pages)</b><br />
A Java based technology allowing the insertion of&nbsp;server
executable scripts in web pages. 
Mostly used on Linux, Unix and Solaris platforms.&nbsp;</p>

<p><b>K</b><br />
Same as kilobyte 10K is ten kilobytes..</p>

<p><b>KB</b><br />
Same as kilobyte 10KB is ten kilobytes..</p>

<p><b>Keyword</b><br />
In web terms: A word used by a search engine to search for relevant web 
information.<br />
In database terms: A word (or index) used to identify a database record.</p>

<p><b>Kilobyte</b><br />
1024 bytes. Often called 1K, and rounded down to 1000 bytes.</p>

<p><b>LAN (Local Area Network)</b><br />
A network between computers in a local area (like inside a building), usually 
connected via local cables. See also WAN.</p>

<p><b>Link</b><br />
The same as a hyperlink.</p>

<p><b>Linux</b><br />
Open source computer operating system based on Unix. Mostly used on servers 
and web servers.</p>

<p><b>Mail</b><br />
In web terms: the same as e-mail. </p>

<p><b>Mail Server</b><br />
See e-mail server. </p>

<p><b>MB</b><br />
Same as Megabyte. 10MB is ten megabytes.</p>

<p><b>Megabyte</b><br />
1024 kilobytes. Commonly rounded down to one million bytes.</p>

<p><b>Meta Data</b><br />
Data that describes other data. (See also Meta Tags).</p>

<p><b>Meta Search</b><br />
The method of searching for meta data in documents.</p>

<p><b>Meta Tags</b><br />
Tags inserted into documents to describe the document.<br />
<a href="../html/html_meta.asp">Learn more about meta tags in our HTML tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)</b><br />
A standard protocol for communication between computers and musical instruments.<br />
<a href="../media/default.asp">Learn more about MIDI in our Media tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)</b><br />
An Internet standard for defining document types. MIME type examples: text/plain, text/html, 
image/gif, image/jpg.<br />
<a href="../media/media_mimeref.asp">Learn more about MIME types in our Media tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>MIME Types</b><br />
Document types defined by MIME.</p>

<p><b>Modem</b><br />
Hardware equipment to connect a computer to a telephone network Typically used 
to connect to the Internet via a telephone line. </p>

<p><b>Mosaic</b><br />
The first commonly available web browser. Mosaic was released in 1993 and 
started the popularity of the web. </p>

<p><b>MOV</b><br />
A codec for computer video developed by Apple.
Common file extension for QuickTime multimedia files.</p>

<p><b>MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)</b><br />
An audio compression format specially designed for easy 
download over the Internet.</p>

<p><b>MP3 File</b><br />
An file containing audio compressed with MP3. Most often a music track.</p>

<p><b>MPEG (Moving Picture Expert Group)</b><br />
An ISO standard codec for computer audio and video.</p>

<p><b>MPG</b><br />
Common file extension for MPEG files.</p>

<p><b>MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System)</b><br />
A general disk based computer operating system (See OS). Originally 
developed by Microsoft for IBM computers, then developed by Microsoft as a basis 
for the first versions of Windows. </p>

<p><b>Multimedia</b><br />
In web terms: A presentation combining text with pictures, video, or sound.</p>

<p><b>MySQL</b><br />
Free open source database software often used on the web.</p>

<p><b>NetBEUI (Net Bios Extended User Interface)</b><br />
An enhanced version of NetBIOS.</p>

<p><b>NetBIOS (Network Basic Input Output System)</b><br />
An application programming interface (API) with 
functions for local-area 
networks (LAN). Used by DOS and Windows.</p>

<p><b>Navigate</b><br />
In web terms: The same as Browse.</p>

<p><b>Netscape</b><br />
The browser from the company Netscape. The most popular browser for 
many years. Today IE has the lead. <br />
<a href="../browsers/default.asp">Learn more about browsers in our browser section</a></p>

<p><b>Newsgroup</b><br />
An on-line discussion group (a section on a news server) dedicated to a particular subject of interest. </p>

<p><b>News Reader</b><br />
A computer program that enables you to read (and post messages) from an Internet 
newsgroup. </p>

<p><b>News Server</b><br />
An Internet server dedicated to the task of serving Internet newsgroups. </p>

<p><b>Node</b><br />
In web terms:&nbsp;A computer connected to the Internet, most often used to 
describe a web server.</p>

<p><b>Opera</b><br />
The browser from the company Opera.<br />
<a href="../browsers/default.asp">Learn more about browsers 
in our browser section</a></p>

<p><b>OS (Operating System)</b><br />
The software that manages the basic operating of a computer.</p>

<p><b>Packet</b><br />
See TCP/IP Packet.</p>

<p><b>Page Hits</b><br />
The number of times a web page has been visited by a user.</p>

<p><b>Page Impressions</b><br />
The same as Page Hits.</p>

<p><b>Page Views</b><br />
The same as Page Hits. </p>

<p><b>PDF (Portable Document Format)</b><br />
A document file format developed by Adobe. Most often used for text documents. </p>

<p><b>Perl (Practical Extraction and Reporting Language)</b><br />
A scripting language for web servers. Most often used on Unix servers.</p>

<p><b>PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor)</b><br />
A technology allowing the insertion of&nbsp;server
executable scripts in web pages. Mostly for Unix, 
Linux and Solaris platforms.<br />
<a href="../php/default.asp">Learn more about PHP in our PHP tutorial</a>.</p>

<p><b>Ping</b><br />
A method used to check the communication between two computers. A &quot;ping&quot; is sent 
to a remote computer to see if it responds.</p>

<p><b>Platform</b><br />
In web terms: The computer's operating system like Windows, Linux, or OS X.</p>

<p><b>Plug-In</b><br />
An application built into another application. In web terms: A program built in 
(or added) to a web browser to handle a special type of data like e-mail, 
sound, or movie files. (See also ActiveX)</p>

<p><b>PNG (Portable Network Graphics)</b><br />
A format for encoding a picture pixel by pixel and sending it over the web. 
A W3C recommendation for replacing GIF.</p>

<p><b>POP (Post Office Protocol)</b><br />
A standard communication protocol for retrieving e-mails from an e-mail 
server. (See also IMAP).<br />
<a href="../tcpip/default.asp">Learn more about POP and IMAP in our TCP/IP tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>Port</b><br />
A number that identifies a computer IO (input/output) channel. In web terms: A 
number that identifies the I/O channel used by an Internet application (A web 
server normally uses port 80).</p>

<p><b>Protocol</b><br />
See Communication Protocol.</p>

<p><b>PPP (Point to Point Protocol)</b><br />
A communication protocol used for direct connection between two computers.</p>

<p><b>Proxy Server</b><br />
An Internet server dedicated to improve Internet performance. </p>

<p><b>Router</b><br />
A hardware (or software) system that directs (routes) data transfer to different 
computers in a network. </p>

<p><b>QuickTime</b><br />
A multimedia file format created by Apple.<br />
<a href="../media/default.asp">Learn more about QuickTime in our Media tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)</b><br />
A standard for connecting multiple disks to the same server for higher 
security, speed and performance. Often used on web servers.</p>

<p><b>RDF (Resource Description Framework)</b><br />
A framework for constructing languages for describing web resources.<br />
<a href="../rdf/default.asp">Learn more about RDF in our RDF tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>Real Audio</b><br />
A common multimedia audio format created by Real Networks.<br />
<a href="../media/default.asp">Learn more about Real Audio in our Media tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>Real Video</b><br />
A common multimedia video format created by Real Networks.<br />
<a href="../media/default.asp">Learn more about Real 
Video in our Media tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>Redirect</b><br />
In web terms: The action when a web page automatically forwards (redirects) 
the user to another web page.</p>

<p><b>RGB (Red Green Blue)</b><br />
The combination of the three primary colors that can represent a full color spectrum.<br />
<a href="../html/html_colors.asp">Learn more about RGB in our HTML tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>Robot</b><br />
See Web Robot.</p>

<p><b>Schema</b><br />
See XML Schema.</p>

<p><b>Script</b><br />
A collection of statements written in a Scripting Language.</p>

<p><b>Scripting Language</b><br />
In web terms: A simple programming language that can be executed by a web 
browser or a web server. See JavaScript and VBScript.</p>

<p><b>Scripting</b><br />
Writing a script.</p>

<p><b>Shareware</b><br />
Software that you can try 
free of charge, and pay a fee to continue to use legally. </p>

<p><b>Shockwave</b><br />
A format (technology) developed by Macromedia for embedding multimedia content 
in web pages.</p>

<p><b>Search Engine</b><br /> 
Computer program used to search and catalog (index) the millions of pages of available information on the 
web. Common search engines are Google and AltaVista.</p>

<p><b>Semantic Web</b><br />
A web of data with a meaning in the sense that computer programs can know enough 
about the data to process it.</p>

<p><b>Server</b><br />
See Web Server.</p>

<p><b>Server Errors</b><br />
See Web Server Errors.</p>

<p><b>SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language)</b><br />
An international standard for markup languages. The basis for HTML and XML.</p>

<p><b>SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language)</b><br />
A W3C recommended language for creating multimedia presentations.<br />
<a href="../smil/default.asp">Learn 
more about SMIL in our SMIL tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)</b><br />
A standard communication protocol for sending e-mail 
messages between computers.<br />
<a href="../tcpip/default.asp">Learn more about SMTP in our TCP/IP tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)</b><br />
A standard protocol for letting applications communicate with each other 
using XML.<br />
<a href="../soap/default.asp">Learn more about SOAP in our SOAP tutorial</a></p>

<p><b>Solaris</b><br />
Computer operating system from SUN.</p>

<p><b>SPAM</b><br />
In web terms: The action of sending multiple unwelcome messages to a newsgroup 
or mailing list.</p>

<p><b>Spider</b><br />
See Web Spider.</p>

<p><b>Spoofing</b><br />
Addressing a web page or an e-mail with a false referrer. Like sending an e-mail 
from a false address. </p>

<p><b>Spyware</b><br />
Computer software hidden in a computer with the purpose of collecting 
information about the use of the computer.</p>

<p><b>SQL (Structured Query Language)</b><br />
An ANSI standard computer language for accessing and manipulating databases.<br />
<a href="../sql/default.asp">Learn more about SQL in our SQL tutorial</a>.</p>

<p><b>SQL Server</b><br />
A database system from Microsoft. Mostly used on high traffic web sites 
running on the Windows platform.</p>