ISP Internet Service Provider, a company that provides access to the Internet for a monthly fee. JPEG Joint Pictures Expert Group, a variable-compression image format, supporting true color images and lossy compression. JavaScript A scripting language developed by NetScape to enable Web authors to design interactive sites. Lynx A text-based Web browser, available as Ukans.edu Mbps Megabits per second, a measure of data transfer speed. Provides information or other services to its clients.
Most network protocols are client-server based.
While a server usually refers to an entire machine, it can also be used to refer to a particular daemon on that machine. SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol, one of two methods for connecting to the Internet. A leased-line specification providing for 24 frams wtih an aggregate bandwidth of up to 1.54 Mbps. T3 Provides for an aggregate bandwidth of 45 Mbps. URL Uniform Resource Locator, a standardized format for giving a pointer to information avaialble from gopher, WWW, and other servers.