Invented in 1989 by a researcher at CERN in Switzerland, this is a protocol that tells computers how to communicate with each other and is what makes the world wide web possible. Sometimes it is a malicious attack, sometimes it's just to see if it can be done. Hypertext Text on a web page that links the user to another web page. The hypertext, or links will usually be a different color than the other text on the page and is usually underlined. Host The computer on which a web site is physically located.
Hosts are also the physical locations of mail servers, ftp servers, etc.
An acronym for Internet Relay Chat. These chat rooms typically focus on specific topics, issue or commonality. ISP Internet Service Provider. This is your connection to the Internet. You use an ISP to connect onto the Internet every time you log on.