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=='''World Wide Web (WWW)'''== | =='''World Wide Web (WWW)'''== | ||
| − | <div align=justify>The World Wide Web, abbreviated as WWW and often referred to as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents which can be accessed via the Internet. You can view web pages using a web browser. | + | <div align=justify>''The World Wide Web'', abbreviated as WWW and often referred to as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents which can be accessed via the Internet. You can view web pages using a web browser. |
=='''Hypertext Markup Language (HTTP)'''== | =='''Hypertext Markup Language (HTTP)'''== | ||
| − | Shortening for HyperText Transfer Protocol is the basic protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines the way the messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. For example, each time you enter a URL in your browser address bar, this actually sends an HTTP command to the Web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested Web page. | + | Shortening for ''HyperText Transfer Protocol'' is the basic protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines the way the messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. For example, each time you enter a URL in your browser address bar, this actually sends an HTTP command to the Web server directing it to fetch and transmit the requested Web page. |
=='''Webpage'''== | =='''Webpage'''== | ||
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=='''URL'''== | =='''URL'''== | ||
| − | The Uniform resource locator (known as URL) is the global web address of text, images and other file that compose a web page. It locates a document or a program available on the web and specifies the mechanism for accessing it via a web browser. | + | ''The Uniform resource locator'' (known as URL) is the global web address of text, images and other file that compose a web page. It locates a document or a program available on the web and specifies the mechanism for accessing it via a web browser. |
=='''What is an ISP?'''== | =='''What is an ISP?'''== | ||
| − | The ISP, short for 'Internet Service Provider', is the company that provides access and connects your personal computer, notebook, mobile device, etc. to the Internet. Another name for ISP is IAP, or Internet Access Provider. | + | The ISP, short for ''Internet Service Provider'', is the company that provides access and connects your personal computer, notebook, mobile device, etc. to the Internet. Another name for ISP is IAP, or Internet Access Provider. |
=='''File'''== | =='''File'''== | ||
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=='''Bandwidth'''== | =='''Bandwidth'''== | ||
| − | The term 'bandwith' stands for the speed of data being transferred over the Internet from the data centers it is located in to the Internet Service Providers and to the users' Internet enabled devices. | + | The term ''bandwith'' stands for the speed of data being transferred over the Internet from the data centers it is located in to the Internet Service Providers and to the users' Internet enabled devices. |
=='''Web Space'''== | =='''Web Space'''== | ||
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