Set #1:
Internet
is a “network of networks” that consists of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other technologies.
World Wide Web
a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet.
Blog
a Web site, usually maintained by an individual [1], with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.
IM
a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text.
IM Language
a new language tailored to the immediacy and compactness of new communication media such as online gaming instant and text messaging.
Social network
a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade.
User-centered
a design philosophy and a process in which the needs, wants, and limitations of the end user of an interfacedocument are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process. or
E-commerce
consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks.
E-Learning
a type of education where the medium of instruction is computer technology. In some instances, no in-person interaction takes place.
Torrent
Hypertext
text on a computer that will lead the user to other, related information on demand.
Packet switching
network communications method that splits data traffic (digital representations of text, sound, or video data) into chunks, called packets, that are then routed over a shared network.
TCP/IP
the set of communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks.
IP address
a numerical identification (logical address) that is assigned to devices participating in a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol for communication between its nodes.
Bandwidth
the capacity for a given system to transfer data over a connection. It is measured as a bit rate expressed in bits/s or multiples of it (kb/s Mb/s etc.).
Hosting Server
service that runs Internet servers, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet or in newbie terms a way for you to keep your website live and viewable on the internet.
Domain Name
a name given to a collection of network devices that belong to a domain which is an administrative space managed according to some common characteristics of the members.
Caching
temporary storage area where frequently accessed data can be stored for rapid access.
P2P
A peer to peer computer network uses diverse connectivity between participants in a network and the cumulative bandwidth of network participants rather than conventional centralized resources where a relatively low number of servers provide the core value to a service or application.
Browser
A web browser is a software application which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network.
Set #3:
Web Standards
a general term for the formal standards and other technical specifications that define and describe aspects of the World Wide Web.
Accessibility
refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities.
Client-side programming
esigned to add dynamic behavior to the client by executing aprogram on the browser.
Server-side programming
web server technology in which a user’s request is fulfilled by running a script directly on the web server to generate dynamic HTML pages.
WYSIWYG editor
an acronym for What You See Is What You Get, used in computing to describe a system in which content displayed during editing appears very similar to the final output,[3] which might be a printed document, web page, slide presentation or even the lighting for a theatrical event.
Rich Internet Application
web applications that have the features and functionality of traditional desktop applications.
Dynamic content
a website using either server-side scripting or client-side scripting.
Semantic web
an evolving extension of the World Wide Web in which the semantics of information and services on the web is defined, making it possible for the web to understand and satisfy the requests of people and machines to use the web content.[
Metadata
data about data”, of any sort in any media. An item of metadata may describe an individual datum, or content item, or a collection of data including multiple content items and hierarchical levels.
API
a set of functions, procedures, methods, classes or protocols that an operating system, library or service provides to support requests made by computer programs.
Mash-up
is a digital media file containing any or all of text, graphics, audio, video and animation drawn from pre-existing sources, to create a new derivative work.
Scraping
generically describes any of various means to extract content from a website over HTTP for the purpose of transforming that content into another format suitable for use in another context.
Search Spiders/Bots
is a program or automated script that browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner.
SEO
is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” (“organic” or “algorithmic”) search results.
Database
is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system.
“Web 2.0″
describes the changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity, secure information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web.
VOIP
Voice over Internet Protocol is a general term for a family of transmission technologies for delivery of voice communications over the Internet or other packet-switched networks.
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