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Web
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WAIS
(Wide Area Information Servers) A commercial software package that
allows the indexing of huge quantities of information, and then
making those indices searchable across networks such as the Internet
. A prominent feature of WAIS is that the search results are ranked
(scored) according to how relevant the hits are, and that subsequent
searches can find more stuff like that last batch and thus refine
the search process.
WAN
(Wide Area Network) Any internet or network that covers an area
larger than a single building or campus.
Whois
A searchable database maintained by Network Solutions, which contains
information about networks, networking organizations, domain names,
and the contacts associated with them for the com, org, net, edu,
and ISO 3166 country code top-level domains. Also, the protocol,
or set of rules, that describes the application used to access the
database. Other organizations have implemented the Whois protocol
and maintain separate and distinct Whois databases for their respective
domains.
WWW
Frequently used (incorrectly) when referring to "The Internet",
WWW has two major meanings - First, loosely used: the whole constellation
of resources that can be accessed using Gopher, FTP, HTTP, telnet,
USENET, WAIS and some other tools. Second, the universe of hypertext
servers (HTTP servers) which are the servers that allow text, graphics,
sound files, etc. to be mixed together.
Webmaster
An individual who manages a web site. Depending on the size of the
site, the Webmaster might be responsible for any of the following:
Making sure that the web server hardware and software is running
properly, designing the web site, creating and updating web pages,
replying to user feedback, creating CGI scripts, monitoring traffic
through the site.
Windows Socket
(WinSock). Windows Sockets is a standard way for Windows-based programs
to work with TCP/IP. You can use WinSock if you use SLIP to connect
to the Internet.
Web
designer
An individual or firm that focuses on the aesthetic and navigational
Architect of a web site and it's presentation and functionality.
How the site "looks" and "feels" is the responsibility
of the web designer. A fundamental factor to being a successful
web designer usually requires a person to be on the artistic side,
however, they should also possess an extensive knowledge of web
based programming, art, and information architecture. This person/firm
can usually create an on-line web production on their own with little
"outside" help. Good client relational skills a must!
Web
developer
A person who architecturally "builds" web sites from a
technical standpoint and who researches and provides programming
for a particular web product or function to work.
Webring
A WebRing is an Internet service and concept which links together
a group of sites that have the same theme. In each WebRing, member
web sites have banded together to place their sites into linked
circles. Their primary purpose is to allow more visitors to reach
them quickly and easily.
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