Terms Browsers Applications programs that can access, retrieve and display text and images, reproduce sounds obtained from WWW servers through various protocols, for example, Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer and America Online. The general term for an application program that can connect to and access data residing on a server.
Client applications can incorporate different browsers to handle different media types.
The Domain Name is the part of the URL that follows the protocol. Anonymous FTP sites make large amounts of files available for public access. Gateway A connecting point between two networks that translates the protocols, and enables them to communicate. Home page A starting or entry point for access to a site's WWW server. The pre-defined region of an image map that will allow a different file to be Viewed when the region is pointed to and clicked on by a mouse.