| Script - A sequence of commands
that executes at the touch of a button; similar to a macro. |
| Search Engine - A program usually
on a web page that allows users to locate specified information from multiple
databases; allows web users to quickly sift through millions of documents
on the Internet. |
| Search Operators - Terms that help
define (narrow) a search, either by limiting or expanding its scope; commonly
used on search engines; examples include and, or, not. |
| Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
(S/MIME) - New standard for e-mail by encrypting or adding digital
signatures to MIME formatted messages; prevents reading of intercepted
mail and forgeries. |
| Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) - Most
popular security protocol for the Internet; provided by Netscape to encrypt
data that passes over the Internet. |
| Serial Line -A telephone line. |
| Server - A computer or software
package that provides a service to client software running on other computers |
| Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- the protocol standard in a TCP/IP network that describes how e-mail moves
between host and users; outgoing mail server. |
| Spamming – Sending junk mail over
the Internet. |
| Spoofing - A web-browser term which
means tricking a server into thinking your client (web browser) is not
what it is, but is in fact some other client. |
| Streaming - Audio or video data
transferred over a network that plays dynamically as the content is downloaded;
primarily used on the Internet, especially by radio stations using special
software such as Real Audio or Microsoft's NetShow. |
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| Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
- Graphics image format that is not platform dependent; TIFF images created
on Windows can be viewed on Macintosh and vice versa; commonly used for
scanned images. |
| Terminal Server - A special purpose
computer that connects multiple modems to a LAN or host computer. |
| TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol) - A compilation of network and transport
level protocols that allow a PC to talk the same language as other PCs
on the Internet; basically a system for transferring information across
the network. |
| Telenet - A terminal emulation
protocol that lets you perform remote logins to other computers on the
Internet. |
| T1 - A type of data connection
able to transmit a digital signal at 1.544 megabits per second (Mbps);
can support video but not TV quality, full-motion video. |
| T3 - type of connection to
the Internet transmitting a digital signal Of 44.746 Mbps; supports
full-screen, full-motion video. |
