Understanding Networks

                                   

 

Section 1:

Network Terminology

 

*       PERL Practical Extraction Report Language is a computer language. It is used to do specific administrator tasks, often involving web servers. For instance, this language would be used to write code that would process Internet surveys.

 

*       ASP Active Server Page is a web page that contains extra code that can run small programs. This type of page was developed by Microsoft to complete with other codes that can run programs in web pages, such as CGI scripts and JavaServer Pages. It can be used in non-Microsoft software programs because there are no extensions available to extend its capability.

 

*       JAVASCRIPT is very similar to JAVA, but is not a full computer language, which limits its capability. It is easier to write small programs (scripts) in Javascript than in Java. Javascripts can only effect elements of the web page, not the server or your machine. It could be used to gather information, but is could not process, sort and analyze the information.

 

*       JAVA is a computer language that is used to enhance web pages. JAVA does not need any specific hardware to run and works on any machine that has the Java Virtual Machine software (which all current web browsers have included for quite a while).

 

*       VBSCRIPT Is a computer language created by Microsoft. It is usually the language that the programs for an ASP page are written in.

This is also the computer language used to create the recent viruses that were spread through Microsoft Outlook.

 

*       DHTML

DHTML is a computer language based on HTML. Unlike HTMl, which only presents information, dHTML lets the creator add programming scripts into the code. This gives the code JAVA and VBS-like functions while still being based in HTML.

 

*       HTML

HyperText Markup Language is the computer language the web pages are written in. You can use html to format the text and design of a web page and link to other documents. HTML is only used to show the user information and cannot be used to run programs, therefore it is not a full-fledged programming language like JAVA.

 

*       CATEGORY 5 CABLE

is a type of cable used to connect computers and computer devices to each other. It is a standard type of cable that that has the capability to transmit 10 100-bits of information (or a gigabit).  It is much faster that Category Three Cable, the previous standard.

 

*       LOCAL TALK

Is a type of local area network that was created by Apple for Apple computers. Since it is a local area network it would be used to connect computers to each other and to printers, scanner and other peripherals.