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Definitions
This is by no means a complete description of the terms used within this
tutorial. Many others will be added as the tutorial is enhanced.
- Browser
- A program used to view documents on the Web.
- CGI
- Acronym for Common Gateway
Interface. This is a program specification used to write
scripts for use with a server.
- Daemon
- Pronounced like demon. A program that runs on a computer to serve
documents, typically runs in the background.
- HTML
- Acronym for HyperText
Markup Language. This is the format most
commonly used by the documents that are on the Web.
- HTTP
- Acronym for HyperText
Transfer Protocol. This is the means by
which documents are transferred from Server to Browser on the Web.
- MIME
- Acronym for Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions. Although this was primarily
used for e-mail, the concepts described by MIME are used to allow browsers to
retrieve a wide variety of document types, such as images, sound clips, or
movies.
- Server
- A host on the internet which serves (HTML) documents, which implies that
this computer would typically be running an HTTP daemon.
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