Resources are the objects to which URLs point. Robot An Internet traveling program that is designed for a particular purpose, such as following and recording URLs and related titles for future reference. Server A computer that shares its resources with other computers on the network. An application that accesses a server is known as a client . Service Provider An organization or commercial entity that provides access to the Internet.
Users typically purchase accounts from service providers to establish connections to the Internet.
A special classification of Web programs designed to search the contents of databases holding available Web pages and other resources. Syntax Rules that govern how elements in a lexicon can be combined to form valid structures. The common name for the suite of protocols designed by the US Department of Defense in the 1970s. Telnet The Internet standard protocol for remote terminal connection service. Telnet allows a user at one site to interact with a remote timesharing system at another site as if the user's terminal were connected directly to the remote computer.