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Appendix F
HTTP
see HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
A set of "markup" symbols or tags inserted in a text file intended for
display on a World Wide Web browser. The markup tags tell the Web
browser how to display a Web page's content, words, and images.
HTML is a subset of Standardized Generalized Markup Language
(SGML).
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
A set of rules for exchanging files (text, graphic images, sound, video
and other multimedia files) on the World Wide Web.
ICANN
see Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
IEEE 802.3
IEEE local area network (LAN) protocol that specifies an
implementation of the physical layer and the media access control
(MAC) sublayer of the data link layer. IEEE 802.3 uses CSMA/CD
access at a variety of speeds over a variety of physical media.
Extensions to the IEEE 802.3 standard specify implementations for Fast
Ethernet. Physical variations of the original IEEE 802.3 specification
include 10Base2, 10Base5, 10BaseF, 10BaseT and 10Broad36. Physical
variations for Fast Ethernet include 100BaseT, 100BaseT4
and 100BaseX.
IMAP
see Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
The private (non-government) non-profit corporation that has been
formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation,
protocol parameter assignment, domain name system (DNS)
management and root server system management functions. These
functions were previously performed by the Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA). The U.S. government is essentially turning over
control of the Internet to ICANN, although domain name registration
performed by Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) will continue to be under
U.S. government contract for a limited time.
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