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- UNIX
- A
computer operating system (the basic software running on
a computer, underneath things like word processors and spreadsheets).
UNIX is designed to be used by many people at the same time
(it is multi-user) and has TCP/IP built-in. It is
the most common operating system for servers on the
Internet.
- URL
- (Uniform
Resource Locator) -- The standard way to give the address
of any resource on the Internet that is part of the World
Wide Web (WWW). A URL looks like this: http://www.webcomindia.net
or telnet://anywhere.you.want or news:new.newusers.questions
etc.
The
most common way to use a URL is to enter into a WWW browser
program, such as Netscape, or Lynx.
- USENET
- A
world-wide system of discussion groups, with comments passed
among hundreds of thousands of machines. Not all USENET
machines are on the Internet, maybe half. USENET
is completely decentralized, with over 10,000 discussion
areas, called newsgroups.
- UUENCODE
- (Unix
to Unix Encoding) -- A method for converting files from
Binary to ASCII (text) so that they can be
sent across the Internet via e-mail.
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