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1. Internet: a worldwide collection of computers and computer networks that links billions of computers
2. network: a collection of two or more computers that are connected to share resources and information
3. Internet backbone: a collection of high-speed data lines that connect major computer systems located
around the world
4. Internet service provider (ISP): a company that has a permanent connection to the Internet backbone
5. World Wide Web: the part of the Internet that supports multimedia and consists of a collection of linked
documents
6. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP): a set of rules for exchanging text, graphic, sound, video, and
other multimedia files
7. Web pages: linked documents on the Web
8. Web site: a related collection of Web pages that is created and maintained by an individual, company, educa-
tional institution, or other organization
9. home page: the first document users see when they access the Web site
10. Web server: a computer that stores and sends requested Web pages and other files
11. publishing: copying the Web pages and associated files to a Web server
12. Internet site: a site generally available to the public
13. intranet: a private network that uses Internet technologies to share company information among employees
14. extranet: a private network that uses Internet technologies to share business information with select corporate
partners or key customers
15. e-commerce: the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet
16. Web browser: a program that interprets and displays Web pages and enables you to view and interact with
a Web page
17. Uniform Resource Locator (URL): the address of a document or other file accessible on the Internet
18. hyperlink: an element used to connect one Web page to another Web page
19. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML): an authoring language used to create documents for the
World Wide Web
20. tags: define the structure and layout of a Web document and specify how the page is displayed in a browser
21. attributes: define additional characteristics such as font weight or style for the HTML tag
22. platform independent: you can create an HTML file on one type of computer and then use a browser
on another type of computer to view the file as a Web page
23. deprecated: tags and attributes that are no longer recommended in the latest W3C standard
24. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS): allow you to specify styles for various Web page elements
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