The Internet and the Web

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

File transfer protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to copy a file from one host to another over a TCP/IP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server.



Plug-ins

A plug-in (or plugin) is a set of software components that adds specific capabilities to a larger software application in computer. Plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application if supported. For example, plug-ins are commonly used in web browsers to play video, scan for viruses and display new file types such as Adobe Flash Player and Quick Time.

Filters

A filter is used to operate a data stream in computer. Some operating systems such as Unix are rich with filter programs. Even Windows has some simple filters built in to its command shell, most of which have significant enhancements relative to the similar filter commands that were available in MS-DOS.

Internet Security Suite

Internet security suite is types of utility suite which a collection of separate application programs bundle together and sold as a group. It offers comprehensive business-grade security to home and home office PC users.

Wiki

A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browsers using a simplified markup language or a WYSYWIG text editor. Wiki also designed to allow visitors to fill in missing information and correct inaccuracies. In addition, wikis are often used to create collaborative wiki websites for personal note taking and in knowledge management systems.

Javascript

Javascript is an implementation of the ECMAScript language standard and is typically used to enable programmatic access to computational objects within a host environment. It often used to trigger simple interactive features such as opening new browser windows. It is also considered a functional programming language like Scheme and OCaml because it has closures and supports higher-order functions.

Applets

Any small application that performs one specific task, sometimes running within the context of a larger program, perhaps as a plug-in is called as applets in computing. However, the term typically also refers to Java applets. That is  programs written in the Java programming language that are included in a web page.

HTML

HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages. A markup language is a set of markup tags, and HTML uses markup tags to describe web pages. The purpose of a web browser is interpreting the HTML commands and display the document as a web pages. The browser does not display the HTML tags, but uses the tags to interpret the content of the page.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for retrieving it. All URL have two parts which are protocol and domain name. The best-known example of the use of URLs is for the addresses of web pages on the World Wide Web, such as http://www.example.com/.