New internet terms are popping up rapidly. Why not stay ahead of the crowd by knowing what each means?
| Name | AKA | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Cleint Machine | Client | A computer that requests files from a host computer |
| DHTML | Dynamic HTML | A new version of HTML that allows a programming language like JavaScript or VBScript to perform various effects without having to take a trip to the server. |
| Host Machine | Host | A computer that recieves a client computer's requests and sends the requested information back to the client. |
| HTML | Hyper-Text Markup Language | The programming language of the web. Formatted in plain text, it can be read by any computer. |
| Java™ | <no other names> | A cross-platform programming languge developed by Sun Microsystems®. |
| JavaScript | JScript | A version of Java that is used to perform various effects within the web document. |
| VBScript™ | Visual Basic Scripting Language | Microsoft's® version of the popular Visual Basic Programming Language for use with the web. |
| VRML | Virtual-Reality Modeling Language | A programming language that creates interactive 3D effects. |
| Web Browser | Browser | A program that lets you view a web page. |
| Web Page | <no other names> | A document in plain text format that contains HTML and can contain other scripting languages like JavaScript and VBScript. |
| World Wide Web Consortium | W3C | The governing body of the web that sets standards and protocols. |