Connecting to the Internet
Wireless phone network capable of delivering high-speed broadband Internet access to mobile devices.
4G (fourth generation)
An IP address represented in words.
Domain Name
An Internet protocol used to transfer files between computers; allows file transfer without corruption or alteration.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
An individual who is responsible for the maintenance and security of an organization's database resources and data.
Database administrator
An individual computer connected to a network. Also, a system or application (such as a Web browser or user agent) that requests a service from another computer (the server) and is used to access files or documents.
Client
The amount of information, sometimes called traffic, that can be carried on a network at one time. The total capacity of a line. Also, the rate of data transfer over a network connection; measured in bits per second.
Bandwidth
A system that maps uniquely hierarchical names to specific Internet addresses.
Domain name server
A base-16 number system that allows large numbers to be displayed by fewer characters than if the number were displayed in the regular base-10 system. In hexadecimal, the number 10 is represented as the letter A, 15 is represented as F, and 16 is represented as 10.
Hexadecimal
An individual who diagnoses and resolves users' technical hardware and software problems.
Help desk technician
Highlighted or underlined text in a Web page that, when clicked, links the user to another location or Web page.
Hypertext link
A high-speed direct Internet connection that uses all-digital networks.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
The complete domain name of an Internet computer, such as www.CIWcertified.com.
Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
The protocol for transporting HTML documents across the Internet.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
An individual who develops Web sites and/or applications for mobile devices.
Mobile application developer
A group of computers connected within a confined geographic area.
Local area network (LAN)
A communication standard for sending voice, video or data over digital telephone lines.
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
A server at the highest level of the Domain Name System.
Root Server
A protocol that allows a computer to connect to the Internet over a phone line.
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
An individual who manages and maintains network servers.
Server Administrator
A software application that enables users to access and view Web pages on the Internet.
Web browser
An organization that maintains a gateway to the Internet and rents access to customers on a per-use or subscription basis.
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
A hosting service that allows a company to host its domain name on a third-party ISP server.
Virtual Domain
The Internet standard protocol for transferring e-mail messages from one computer to another.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
An individual who is responsible for the organization and appearance of a Web site.
Web Site Designer
A node on a network that serves as a portal to other networks.
Gateway