19accessibility
backbone
blog
client/server
clients
domain name
Domain Name System (DNS)
extranet
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Fully-Qualified Domain Name
(FQDN)
Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(HTTP)
Internet
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA)
Internet Corporation for Assigned
Numbers and Names (ICANN)
Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF)
Internet Message Access Protocol
(IMAP)
Internet Society
intranet
IP
IP address
IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Local Area Network (LAN)
markup languages
media
microblogging
Metropolitan Area Network
(MAN)
Multi-Purpose Internet Mail
Extensions (MIME)
network
newsreader
packets
podcasts
Post Office Protocol (POP3)
protocols
Really Simple Syndication or Rich
Site Summary (RSS)
Request for Comments (RFC)
server
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP)
social computing
social networkingStandard Generalized Markup
Language (SGML)
TCP
Top-level domain (TLD)
Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
tweet
Uniform Resource Indicator
(URI)
Uniform Resource Locator
(URL)
Web 2.0
Web Accessibility Initiative
(WAI)
Web host server
Web service
Wide Area Network (WAN)
wiki
World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)
World Wide Web
World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C)
XHTML
XMLReview Questions
Multiple Choice
1.Of the following organizations, which one coor-
dinates applications for new TLDs?
a. Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
b. Engineering Task Force (IETF)
c. Corporation for Assigned Numbers and
Names (ICANN)
d. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)2.Which of the following is a network that covers
a small area, such as a group of buildings or
campus?
a. LAN
b. WAN
c. Internet
d. WWWChapter Summary
This chapter provided a brief overview of Internet, Web, and introductory networking concepts. Much of this
information may be familiar to you. Visit the textbook Web site at http://www.webdevfoundations.net for the
links listed in this chapter and for updated information.