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C2i Glossary of Internet Terms |
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ActiveX
enables interactive content on World Wide Web sites. Web sites using this technology seem to come alive using multimedia effects, interactive objects, and applications comparable to that of a CD-ROM.
Address (e-mail address, Internet address, and web address )
The code (series of letters, numbers and/or symbols) by which the Internet identifies you or the location where information is stored.
Applets
Little programs that can be downloaded and used by computers equipped with a Java-capable browser.
Application
program or software; what tells the computer to do what you want it to do. Examples include Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML editors, Shockwave, Quick Time, and ActiveX.
Avatar
A digital representation of you in the virtual world (3D chat rooms and VRML worlds for example). You choose a symbol to represent who you are; may be a cartoon, animal, or other character.
Bandwidth
The frequencies a transmission line or channel can carry: the higher the frequency the higher the bandwidth and the more information carrying capacity of a channel. Bandwidth is also used to measure the amount of time it takes for a Web page to fully load. |
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