| A | B | C | D
| E | F | G | H
| I | J | K | L
| M | N | O | P
| Q | R | S | T
| U | V | W | X | Y | Z | |
| A |
| account |
An area partitioned for a user of a particular host
computer. To assure validity, account holders cannot gain access without using assigned
login and password information. |
| address |
An individualized name (or number) identifying a
computer user or computer. Used in network communications for the transmission of messages
for a particular person or machine. |
| anonymous
FTP |
Internet File Transfer Protocol tool allowing
you to connect to a site, search through available files, and download any file, document,
or program without having to establish a user-id and password on the system where the
material resides. By using the special user-id "anonymous", the network user
will circumvent local security checks and have access to publicly accessible files on the
remote system. |
| API (Application
Programming Interface) |
Interfaces that extend the capabilities of Web servers; used by programmers to write applications that
can interact with other applications. Usually these are DLLs (Windows dynamic load
libraries) that are loaded into memory and stay resident at all times. |
| application |
Software that executes a particular task, such as word
processing or spreadsheet analysis. |
| ASP (Active
Server Pages) |
By Microsoft. An open, compile-free application
environment in which you can combine HTML pages, scripts, and ActiveX server components to
create powerful Web-based business solutions. (These pages use the extension .asp) |
| authentication |
The process of identifying users before they are
allowed access to computer systems or networks, typically by user-ids and passwords. |
