documents which combine hypertext links and multimedia elements.

the name given to the collective electronic network of computers and computer networks which are inter-connected throughout the world - started with the ARPAnet at the US Dept. of Defense.

the name given to the computer network which carries newsgroups - newsgroups are arranged in heirarchies based loosely on subject matter - the USENET is often confused with the INTERNET in the news me [..]

a tagging language for conveying three dimensional information over the Internet using a VRML browser.

documents which contain links to other documents within them - footnotes are a form of hypertext link.

documents which contain text, sound, graphics and video elements that are all capable of being displayed to the user.

the network news transfer protocol daemon which serves USENET newsgroups across the Internet.

the computer which you connect to to receive USENET newsgroups and post USENET news articles.

the Domain Name System which identifies each computer as a network node on the Internet using an internet protocol address system to translate from domain names to IP numbers and vice-versa.

the computer you use to access the DNS to allow you to contact other computers on the Internet.