• A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace - A paper on the government.
• Broadband Postcode Checker - A tool for UK addresses.
• BT Wholesale - They provide the ADSL hardware infrastructure to ISPs in the UK.
• Geographical Computer Network - Includes the likes of a LAN and a WAN.
• Inbox - This is the area on the Internet that stores the emails sent to you.
• MAC code - A migration authorisation code for switching Internet Service Providers.
• Malware - The term is catch-all, which refers to programs which comprise malicious software.
• Mobile Web Browser - Designed to work on portable devices such as smartphones.
• Mosaic - An early graphical Web browser, developed by Marc Andreessen.
• NSFNET - Stands for the National Science Foundation Network.
• PPPoE - Stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet.
• RCE Games - RCE stands for Real Cash Economy.
• Super-Fast Broadband - A broadband speed recognised as at least 24Mbps (in 2011).
• ViolaWWW - An early web browser which was designed for Unix's Xwindows.
• Virtual Economy - Refers to the exchange of real world currency for virtual currency.
• Webmail - A website which allows access to and production of electronic mail.

The aim of Internet-Guide.co.uk is to help inform it's user about the technicalities of the Internet and the World Wide Web. The Internet can be best described as a massive worldwide network of inter-connected computer networks. The way they communicate is by a standard Internet Protocol (IP). The computer networks which make up the overall 'Internet' consist of various services like email (electronic mail), online games, file downloads, online chat, and the World Wide Web (WWW). The Web is a system of inter-linked Web pages. Quite a few people mistakenly believe the Internet and the World Wide Web are the same thing. They are not, the Internet is the hardware and software protocols which make up the network of inter-connected computers, whereas the World Wide Web is a collection of inter-connected documents.

• A - Includes Ansi, an Institute which is responsible for creating the ISO/OSI networking model.
• B - Includes Baud, a unit of symbol rate.
• C - Includes Css, which is a style sheet language for improving the appearance of web pages.
• D - Includes Dos, the first operating system developed by Microsoft, into MS-DOS.
• E - Includes Ethernet, a port on home computer system to connect routers and modems.
• F - Includes Fdisk, a command on dos for creating and deleting a partition on a hard drive.
• G - Includes Gopher, a forerunner of the Web, which allowed retrivel of online documents.
• H - Includes Host, a term which can apply to storage medium of important data.
• I - Includes Intranet, a private network which restrict access but uses Internet protocols.
• J - Includes Java, a popular programming language.
• K - Includes Kazaa, a file sharing programme which has been accused of intsalling spyware.
• L - Includes Link, a shortened term for hyper links, the way web documents are connected.
• M - Includes Mail bomb, a system of sending a large volume of e-mails to one address.
• N - Includes Newsletter, a system for automating the sending of e-mail to many addresses.
• O - Includes openGL, an industry standard for computer graphics
• P - Includes Packet, a formatted block of data which is sent by computer networks.
• Q - Includes Quake, one of the first popular 3D networked video games.
• R - Includes Ram, a type of memory used in home computers.
• S - Includes Spam, unsolicated e-mail, and a major problem for mail server hosts.
• T - Includes Telnet, a network protocol, used on both the Internet or local area networks
• U - Includes Unix, an operating sysetm developed by AT&T in 1969.
• V - Includes v90, a International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standard for 56k modems.
• W - Includes Web, is an abbreviated term for the World Wide Web.
• X - Includes Xml, a markup language for encoding electronic documents.
• Y - Includes Y2k, the Year 2000 computer bug which was feared to crash systems worldwide.
• Z - Includes Zip, a system for file compression.

• What is the Internet, a beginner's introduction to what the Internet is and isn't.
  • TCP/IP, the communications protocol of the Internet.
• Getting started on the Internet, where to start and details the services on offer.
• Connection FAQ, details the various options for connecting to the Internet.
  • Internet Service Providers, companies which provide access to end users.
• World Wide Web, a history of the Web and how it functions.
• Finding Web Sites, the best ways in which to find what you are looking for.
  • Browsers, a program which retrieves and displays documents from the Web.
  • Search Engines, web sites which search a database of Web documents.
• Email, a brief introduction to the functions of electronic mail.
• Netiquette, learn the basic rules of behavior which have formed online.
  • Chat Programs, details the instant messenaging programs for chatting online.
• File Sharing, programs which allow the sharing of documents and files online.
• Newsgroups, a system for discussing various topics.
• Viruses, executable files which can delete and corrupt computer files.