Monday, September 4, 2000		Bits & Bytes

1. Nesgroups : There are thousands of newsgroups on the Net covering a multitude of subjects. These are public discussion groups where people can read messages posted by others, contribute their own ideas and talk to like- minded persons..

2. Link: Link is a highlighted text, which connects hypertext pages. Whenever your mouse arrow passes over a highlighted text it changes into the shape of hand that means you have got the link. By clicking the link, it will take you to another document, web page, or web site.

3. ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network is a technology, which enables you to connect to the Internet over standard phone lines at the speed on which modem is configured. The technology is older and the connection speed is lower than those of DSL.

4. LAN: LAN stands for Local Area Network. It is a network of connected computers that are generally located near each other or in a local area, such as in an office or a company.

5. Search engine: As the name suggests, search engine is used to help people in finding out the information available on the World Wide Web. You can do the search by typing words in search box and can find numerous web sites that contain the information asked for. Always use exact words for getting appropriate and usable web sites.

6. Multimedia: It is a combination of different types of information such as audio, video, text, graphics, and images.

7. Plug-in: A program that works with browsers to play audio and video.