Glossary - Webdyn home Installation Manual

12 Glossary

FTP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used for transferring files over any standard TCP/IP
based network.
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) is the language of the World Wide Web. It is a
platform independent file format used for presenting the information stored in the
documents and Web pages of the Web.
HTTP
Hyper Text Transport Protocol (HTTP) is the application level communications
protocol used between Web clients (browsers) and Web servers.
IP
Internet Protocol (IP) is the low level communications protocol used between
networked devices on the Internet or the majority of today's LANs.
LAN
Local Area Network (LAN) is the acronym used to describe a network architecture
that is restricted to a relatively small geographical area.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the generic name for the
family of communication protocols used for Internet based communications.
Wi-Fi
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) is the marketing name used for the wireless networking
technology known as IEEE 802.11b. It uses a 2.4 GHz transmission frequency and
may transmit data up to 11 Mbit/s.
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