This glossary is by no means all-inclusive, however. The most common browsers are currently designed to use HTTP as the default protocol and enable the user to access and use the World-Wide Web. The two most common browsers at this time are Netscape Communication Corporation's Netscape Navigator and NCSA's Mosaic. CAI Computer-Aided Instruction. Client A client is an application that connects to a server.
Clients provide a more user-friendly connection to a server than using a direct telnet connection.
CMC Computer Mediated Communication. DOS Disk Operating System. The software that runs the IBM-compatible PC, it interprets the commands the user gives, enabling the computer to perform them. E-mail Electronic mail. E-mail can be sent to any user on the Internet, provided the sender knows the recipient's address.