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VLAN
WAN
Web browser
Web page
Web site
GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide
The direction of data transmission from the user to the Internet.
Virtual Local Area Network
Wide Area Network
Any network spread over a large geographical area, such as a
country or continent. With respect to the SL-1000, WAN refers to
the Internet.
A software program that uses Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
(HTTP) to download information from (and upload to) web sites,
and displays the information, which may consist of text, graphic
images, audio, or video, to the user. Web browsers use
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Popular web browsers
include Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. See
also HTTP, web site, WWW.
A web site file typically containing text, graphics and hyperlinks
(cross-references) to the other pages on that web site, as well as
to pages on other web sites. When a user accesses a web site,
the first page that is displayed is called the home page. See also
hyperlink, web site.
A computer on the Internet that distributes information to (and
gets information from) remote users through web browsers. A
web site typically consists of web pages that contain text,
graphics, and hyperlinks. See also hyperlink, web page.
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