Internet Terminology-Terms

Terms	Definition
URL	An Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.hmco.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (trade).
Export	a. To send (data) from one program to another: "You'll need to export your spreadsheet file into a desktop publishing program"(Jon Pepper). b. To use an application to store (data) on disk, usually for use by another program.
Import	To receive (data) into one program from another
www	World Wide Web
Domain name	A series of alphanumeric strings separated by periods, such as www.hmco.com, that is an address of a computer network connection and that identifies the owner of the address.
Search engine	1. A software program that searches a database and gathers and reports information that contains or is related to specified terms. 2. A website whose primary function is providing a search engine for gathering and reporting information available on the Internet or a portion of the Internet.
http://	A protocol used to request and transmit files, especially web pages and webpage components, over the Internet or other computer network.
Internet browser	a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"