Internet γλωσσάρι

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Ολοι μας κατα καιρους ψαχνουμε ορισμους που αφορουν το Ιντερνετ .

Ιδου ,λοιπον, ενα γλωσσαρι με internet definitions .

 

Enjoy .

 

Address : A series of letters and numbers that identify a location. On the Internet, typing in an address lets you send or receive information from specific sources.

You can type in the address for an E-mail account, web site, or network.

For example xxx's email address is [email protected] , and the address for the xxx web site is http://www.xxx.gr .

Access provider : Αn organisation that provides access to the Internet. Also known as Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Authoring : The act of using software to combine text, graphics, sound, animation and digital video into a completed multimedia project

 

Bandwidth : The capacity of a network to transmit data is called Bandwidth, and it is expressed in bits per second.

Sending data through a phone wire is like sending water down a pipe. The wider the pipe-the more information you can send, faster. In telecommunications, transport capacity (the size of the pipe) is called bandwidth. The narrower the bandwidth, the less amount of information that can be "squeezed" through it at any one time, and the longer it takes .

Blog : An online journal. You can post stories about yourself or thoughts just like you would in a personal journal. These have become more and more popular with teenagers. The Internet is a very public place and teens need to be reminded of the dangers of posting personal thoughts and information for anyone else to see.

Browser : A program that allows users to view web pages. Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer are examples of popular browsers.

 

Chat : Real-time communication over the Internet. You type and send messages that appear almost instantly on the computer monitors of the other people who are participating in the chat.

Chatroom : An interactive forum where you can talk in real-time. The chatroom is the place or location online where the chat is taking place. Many chatrooms are established so that people can discuss a common interest like music or movies or technology .

For example Material Defender 1032 likes to go to the "Insomnia" chatroom so that he can talk about his favorite hobby .

Cookie : A small file that is downloaded by some web sites to store a packet of information on your browser. These packets include information such as login or registration identification, user preferences, and online "shopping-cart" information. Your browser saves the information and sends it back when you return to that web site. Cookies can be used to customize the display you see through the browser or keep track of the different pages within the site that you visited. You can configure your browser to alert you when a cookie is being sent. You can refuse to accept cookies or erase all cookies saved on your browser.

Client : A computer which connects to a server computer and uses the server to provide software or carry out requested tasks .

 

Domain Name : name given to the numerical or Internet Protocol (IP) address of a web site. For example Insomnia.gr is the domain name for this web site. A Domain Name Service (DNS) assigns domain names and translates the domain name to the IP address of the site.

Download : Putting information on your computer. You can download information from the Internet, discs or CDs, and other computers.

 

E-Mail (electronic mail) : A service that allows people to send messages with pictures and sounds from their computer to any other computer in the world. To send someone an E-mail message you need an E-mail account and to know the other person's E-mail address .

Emoticons : Animated faces that express different emotions you can send in E-mails, chat, and Instant Messaging.

Emoticons are a way to show someone online how you are feeling .

 

File-Sharing Programs : Programs that allow many different users to access the same file at the same time. These programs are usually used to illegally download music and software

Firewall : This is a system that creates a special "wall" used by network servers to separate their Intranet from the Internet. It keeps out unwanted information like spam and viruses and unwanted people like hackers

Flaming : Sending a deliberately confrontational message to others on the Internet.

Flash : Refers to Macromedia Flash™. This is a program that allows you to create animated content for your web page. To be able to see Flash content you must have this program on your computer.

File Transfer Protocol ( FTP) : A method for transfering files from computers connected to the Internet.

 

Gamer : Someone who plays online or computer games

 

Hacker : A popular term for someone who accesses computer information either legally or illegally.

Hardware : Components that help a computer work such as the keyboard, monitor, and electrical parts.

History : A list of web sites the people using a particular computer have visited. Viewing the history can be used to monitor what sites your children have visited.

Homepage : The web page that your browser is set to use when it starts up, or the main page of any web site.

Hyperlinks : An image or a portion of text that, when clicked, allows electronic connections. These connections access other Internet materials such as images, sounds, animations, videos, or other web pages.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) : The coded format language used for creating documents on the world wide web and controlling how web pages appear.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) : The particular method by which a HTTP server sends information from the server to the client. HTTP is the specific communication method used to get a web page from the server to your computer.

HTTP is just one type of protocol..

HTTP Server : Also known as a "web server." HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. An HTTP Server is a program that resides on a computer on the Internet. It serves up files using HTML (hypertext markup language) and the associated images, audio and moving video files.

The HTTP Server waits for a web browser to connect to it and make a request.

 

Icons : Small pictures that represent the programs on your computer.

Inbox : A file that holds and lists the E-mail you receive.

 

Modem : A hardware device that allows computers to communicate with each other by transmitting signals over telephone lines enabling what is called "dial-up access." Modems come in different speeds. The higher the speed, the faster the data transmission.

MP3 : A digital music file. MP3s allow you to play music on your computer.

 

Password : The secret word you use when signing onto the Internet or an online service that helps to confirm your identity.

Pixel : Short for "picture element."

A pixel is the smallest unit that makes up an image on your computer monitor. There are thousands of pixels in an standard screen display arranged in rows.

For example, a standard 8-bit GIF image contains 640 pixels on each row and there are 480 rows from top to bottom. Varying the color of each pixel is what creates the images you see on your computer .

 

Query : A request for information about a certain topic. A query is what you put in the box when you type something into a search engine.

 

Read-only : This involves a memory storage device which can only retrieve information. The user cannot store information (or " write to") on the device. CD-ROMs used for computers and video game programs such as Sega and 3DO are "read-only" systems.

Real Time : Refers to being in the present time on the Internet. It is similar to being live on television.

 

Software : Programs that help your computer work. For example a filter is a type of software that can keep unwanted Internet content off of your computer.

Spam : Unwanted E-mail from someone you don't know. It is usually trying to sell you something.

Spiders : Computer programs that systematically collect Web pages across the Net by repeatedly querying their servers. (aka "web crawlers") .

 

Temporary Internet Files : A folder on your computer that will tell you every site that your child has visited, unless they have learned to delete these files.

Every time you open a web page, your computer saves a copy of that site's files and graphics in your "temporary Internet files" folder.

The amount of files can build up and make your computer run slow. You may want to periodically review this folder and delete the files.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) : The protocols or conventions that computers use to communicate over the Internet.

 

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) : The specific location or address of material on the Internet. For example the URL for this page is http://www.insomnia.gr

 

Virus : A computer program that can destroy files or make your computer "crash."

Viruses can be sent via E-mail or through other file-sharing programs. Anti-virus software and not downloading information from people you don't know can help keep viruses from damaging your computer.

 

Warez : Pirated or illegally distributed software.

 

Υ.γ. Θα βαλω κ τις μεταφρασεις των ορισμων στα ελληνικα συντομα .

Υ.γ2. Οσοι εχετε καποιον ορισμο που δεν εχει μπει ( που σιγουρα θα υπαρχει..) και εχετε την διαθεση κ την ορεξη προσθεστε τον εδω - κ την μεταφραση του αν ειναι ευκολο .

Ευχαριστω ) .

[s.lazaridis]

router :A device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISPʼs network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect