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- GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)
GIFs and JPEGs are the two standard graphic image
formats on the Internet. Most pictures you see are GIF or JPEG files.-
- Gigabyte (GB)
Common unit of measurement for memory. One thousand MB
equals one GB. Because the storage capacities of new hard drives has continued to grow,
their capacity is usually measured in GB. However a computer’s RAM memory is still generally measured in MB because its
capacity is much smaller.
- Hacker
The term "hacker" has several meanings depending upon the context. Generally it
refers to someone who is adept at breaking into computer systems.-
- Hit
When you connect with a web site, it is called a hit.
Hit also refers to a database query result. For example, a search for "carrots"
on AltaVista might result in 900 hits – 900
references to web sites that contain the word "carrots."-
- Homepage
A homepage is the first page a user sees when he or she logs onto a web site. This page often resembles a magazine cover
page or a table of contents. When a user logs on to the Internet,
their ISP’s home page often appears on the screen.-
- HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
When users view a web site, they are looking at
material written in a programming language called HTML. The browser
decodes the HTML code and displays it on the computer screen as text or graphics. Users do
not need to know how to use HTML.
Many web pages have names ending in ".html" to show that they are written in
HTML, just as documents produced by Microsoft Word for Windows end in ".doc."
- HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
HTTP enables computers to transmit hypertext files.
The average user does not need to know anything about HTTP other than that it works.-
- Hypertext
Hypertext documents contain links to other documents, or
other parts of the same document. Links are words, usually displayed in a highlighted
color or with an underline. When a user clicks the link with a mouse, he or she jumps to a
different web site or different location on the same
web site.
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