"American Standard Code for Information Exchange"; a 7-bit code based on the Roman alphabet which is platform-neutral, i.e. it is a sort of universal code for transferring data across the in [..]

the 8-bit code used for transmitting any data other than text, such as pictures, sounds, programs, and word-processed (not .txt) documents. Email attachments are often binary, though the body of the e [..]

the program you run on your computer to access the world wide web. The most common browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, and AOL's versions of each. Modern browsers actual [..]

a part (protocol) of the internet that allows users to type messages to each other and see each other's messages at the same time; contrast with email, in which there can be a lengthy delay betwe [..]

a program you run on your own computer, as compared with one that the server runs. Your web browser and your email reader are examples of "clients."

a manual way to index sites on the internet. While a search engine indexes the internet with automatic computer programs, a directory is a list of sites laboriously compiled by hand. The main example [..]

a unique home of a website or server; e.g., in the email address "contact@bahai-library.com" the second part, "bahai-library.com," is the domain. If you were to register a domain, [..]

the program you use for accessing your email, such as Outlook, Eudora, or Pine. If you get your email off of the web, such as through hotmail.com, you're not using an email reader.

"file transfer protocol"; used for moving files between your computer and a website's server, esp. for downloading binary data like graphics or an update to a program.

A system for hierarchically organizing and navigating documents on distant computers, implemented extensively at college campuses and research facilities in the early 1990s. It was quickly overshadowe [..]