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W3 --- Wideband Pages 223 --- 227 Page 223 W3 --- Web   W3 --- Just like WWW, this is another shortcut for saying World Wide Web. W3C --- The World Wide Web Consortium --- The World Wide Web is the universe of network-accessible information. The World Wide Web Consortium exists to realize the full potential of the Web. WAIS --- (Wide Area Information Servers) -- A commercial software package that allows the indexing of huge quantities of information, and then making those indices searchable across networks such as the Internet. A prominent feature of WAIS is that the search results are ranked (scored) according to how relevant the hits are, and that subsequent searches can find more stuff like that last batch and thus refine the search process. Wallpaper --- A backdrop for the Windows desktop, made up of a graphics file. The graphics can be either centered, appearing only once in the center of the desktop, or tiled, repeating as many times as the graphic will fit. WAN --- (Wide Area Network) -- Any internet or network that covers an area larger than a single building or campus. See Also: Internet , internet , LAN , Network Warez --- Widely used in cracker subcultures to denote cracked version of commercial software, that is versions from which copy-protection has been stripped. Hackers recognize this term but don't use it themselves. WAV files --- Named for three-character extension .WAV (for sound wave) these files have, a WAV file is a file containing a digitized sound. Depending on the sampling rate and resolution, the sound recorded in the WAV file seems realistic (provided you have the sound card and speakers to hear it). These files can be quite large, running into the multi-megabyte range for high-quality recordings. Web --- See: WWW Page 224 .Wav --- Web Guru   .Wav --- A common type of audio file. Web board --- A discussion group or forum which is accessed via the WWW. Currently rather awkward to use, IMO Web Browser --- The tool (program) that allows you to surf the web. You probably used your Web Browser to locate this page. The most popular Web Browsers right now are Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. Web Designer --- The asthetic and navigational Architect of a Web site and it's presentation. How the site "looks" and "feels" is the responsibilty of the Web designer. Takes alot of heat if graphics are "fuzzy" , links are too light, or if something is "hard to find". Usually this person is on the artistic side of Web site building/developing however, an extensive knowledge of Web based programming, art, and information architecture combined are considered fundemental to being a successful Web Designer. This person very often can create entire Web productions completely on their own with little "outside" help. Oh, and good client relational skills a must! SEE ALSO: Web Guru. Web Developer --- A person who from a technical standpoint, architecturally "builds" Web sites. Researches and provides through programming the means for a particular Web product to work. Not to be confused with the Web counterpart of Web designer. Web Guru --- A title usually given (in a positive way) to a person who handles all the Web/Internet needs of an organization or company. It is also used to describe someone with great Internet knowledge and technical prowess and/or Web design skills. Usually this person works very late at night and sleeps all day, goes to Craig's list parties and drinks lots of Mochas. Can also be, but not to be confused with a Webmaster or Websmith. Page 225 Web jam --- Web Host   Web jam --- A Weblike layering of music, media, performers, audience, and the surrounding ecosystem into a rhythmic "jungle." The objective is to celebrate an expanded sense of nature inclusive of culture and technology. With roots in African American jazz and 1990's Rave culture, the Web jam takes an improvisational, "emergent" approach to cultural, political, and ecological systems. The first Web jam, known as "Organism," was instigated by Ebon Fisher in the spring of 1993 in collaboration with 120 artists, musicians, and children from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Over 2,000 people attended -jamming from 6 at night till 9 the next morning. TheWELL --- "The Whole Earth 'Lectroic Link" -- A basically "New-Age" on-line service. Web Page --- Every time you are on the Internet, you are looking at a Web Page. Yes that includes this page. Webcrawler --- One of the most popular search facilities on the Web. It indexes World Wide Web pages by title and URL. Web Host --- The computer or hard drives where web sites are hosted and accessible through the WWW. Page 226 Webmistress --- Webmistress   Webmistress --- A commonly used and sometimes misused term which can refer to many different types of individuals involved with a particular Web site. Most correctly it is the person who maintains, "runs", or "watches over" the content and functionality of a particular Web site. The all points information person/ambassador for a Web site. The person to which all feedback and correspondance for a Web site is usually sent to. This person is commonly an individual who either entirely or in part helped to build (graphics or programming or both) the Web site he or she is the webmaster/webmistress for. When you see a link on the bottom of a Web page that says for example: webmaster@somedomain.com - this is an e-mail link to send comments or questions about the Web site you are visiting to a person who is designated to receive such feedback, and should be the person best suited to handle whatever feedback comes in. Some Web sites have a link to a Webmaster who actually may know very little about the particular Web site's content and is merely the person who handles any technical oriented problems that a user may have and probably works for the hosting service that is hosting the Web site and not the company or person who actually monitors the information contained on the site. An interesting point to keep in mind is that the term "Webmaster" (like Ambassador) is NOT gender specific, and can refer to a man or a woman, or even a group of Web people who are performing the function described above. The term webmistress however is purposely called what it is to have the user believe the person "watching" over the site is a female. This is probably usually true but there is no real way to know when you are sending this person an e-mail. SEE ALSO: Websmith and Web Guru. Page 227 Web site --- Wideband   Web site --- A homepage or group of pages either owned by an individual or a company or placed on the web to be seen by all. Websmith --- A person who builds Web sites. The developer or designer of a Web site. SEE ALSO: Web developer and Web designer. Welcome page --- The introductory Web page for a Web site, also referred to as the home page. The first page of a Web site to contain some welcome and/or navigation information about the Web site. Not to be confused with a buffer page or splash page. What's This? --- A new feature of Windows 95 help. In a dialog box, click the small button with a question mark (?) on it. Then, click where you want help. A small description should pop up to explain what the item is and how to use it. Click in the description popup to remove it. Whois --- Whowhere --- A place where you can search for someone's e-mail address by entering their name and location. whowhere also does searches for telephone numbers both residential and business. Even though the database is still growing it is fun to see who turns up every now and then. Wideband --- A medium-capacity communications circuit/path. It usually implies a speed from 64Kbps to 1.544Mbps.

Pages 228 --- 231 Page 228 Windows --- WinWAIS   Windows --- The more advanced pc programs (graphic WWW browsers, video & audio files, etc.) require windows or a version of UNIX if run on a pc. "Windows NT" and "Windows 95" have internet software built-in. Winpopup --- Winpopup is an applet that is included in the Accessories group when you install the network component of Windows 95. This tool normally sends short messages from one computer on the workgroup to another (or from a shared printer to a workstation). It is designed so that when a message is received, the program will pop up over anything else on the screen and show the message. Winsock --- short for Windows sockets --- is a technical specification that defines a standard interface between a Windows TCP/IP client application (such as an FTP client or a Gopher client) and the underlying TCP/IP protocol stack. The nomenclature is based on the Sockets applications programming interface model used in Berkeley UNIX for communications between programs. SEE ALSO: Trumpet Winsock. AOL winsock --- An add on to the AOL for Windows application that will allow you to run Internet applications which require direct Internet connections to work. The AOL Winsock allows you, through your AOL connection, to communicate with other systems using the IP protocol, the background 'language' of the Internet. The AOL Winsock is customized to work efficiently with America Online and will not work with another Internet access provider. WinVN --- The most widely used stand-alone Windows-based Internet Usenet newsgroup reader application. A powerful program with many useful functions. Now that Netscape includes built-in newsgroup functions, however, the use of WinVN is waning except for users with advanced Newsgroup needs. In many ways, Netscape is a better newsgroup reader for mainstream users. WinWAIS --- (Windows Wide Area Information Servers) Page 229 WinZIP --- Word wrap   WinZIP --- The Windows program you are going to need to decompress most of the files you download on the Internet. Macintosh users check out StuffIT. WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of ZIP files without requiring PKZIP and PKUNZIP. The new WinZip Wizard makes unzipping easier than ever. WinZip features built-in support for popular Internet file formats, including TAR, gzip, Unix compress, UUencode, BinHex, and MIME. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs. WinZip interfaces to most virus scanners. Wiring concentrator --- In a network, a multiple port repeating device used in Ethernet LANs to connect multiple cable segments into one LAN. Sometimes called a "hub" (see hub) or "multiport repeater" (see repeater), this device isolates cabling problems by separating each workstation connection on an isolated cabling segment. Wizard --- Microsoft's name for a step-by-step set of instructions that guide you through a particular task. For example, there are many wizards included with Windows 95 for installing new hardware, configuring the Start menu, and changing other aspects of the environment. Wildcard ---A character that is used in text searches to make finding a match easier. An asterisk (*) in a character string usually means find any character or set of characters. Word wrap --- In word processing, this refers to words that cannot be completed on one line automatically "wrapping" to the beginning of the next line. Most word processors use word wrap automatically--an exception is Notepad, where you must turn on word wrap. Page 230 WordPad --- World Wide Web (WWW, the Web, W3)   WordPad --- A program included with Windows 95 that enables you to do basic word processing and save the results in plain text format, Word 6 format, or Rich Text Format. Workgroup --- A collection of networked PCs grouped to facilitate work that users of the computers tend to do together. The machines are not necessarily in the same room or office. World Wide Web --- WWW or the Web or W3) --- You're in it -- the system by which you are viewing this document right now! Technically it is a global (Worldwide) hypertext system that uses the Internet as it's transport mechanism. In a hypertext system, you navigate by clicking hyperlinks, which display another document which also contains hyperlinks. What makes the Web such an exciting and useful medium is that the next document you see could be housed on a computer next door or half-way around the world. The Web makes the Internet easy to use. Created in 1989 at a research institute in Switzerland, the Web relies upon the hypertext transport protocol (http), an Internet standard that specifies how an application can locate and acquire resources stored on another computer on the Internet. Most Web documents are created using hypertext markup language (html), an easy to learn coding system for WWW documents. Incorporating hypermedia (graphics, sounds, animations, video), the Web has become the ideal medium for publishing information on the Internet. With the development of secured server protocol (https), the Web is quickly becoming an important commercial medium whereby consumers can browse online catalogs and purchase merchandise without worrying that their credit card information will be intercepted. SEE ALSO: Web page, Web site, and homepage. World Wide Web (WWW, the Web, W3) --- Two meanings - First, loosely used: the whole constellation of resources that can be accessed using Gopher, FTP, HTTP, telnet, USENET, WAIS and some other tools. Second, the universe of hypertext servers (HTTP servers) which are the servers that allow text, graphics, sound files, etc. to be mixed together. See Also: Browser , FTP , Gopher , HTTP , Telnet , URL , WAIS Page 231 Worm --- WYSIWYG   Worm --- A computer program that can replicate itself. The most famous example is the 1987 "Internet worm" which shut down hundreds of computers nationwide. WoW --- A simpler, associated service of CI$, dying out on its own accord but now also being phased out, since CI$ was purchased by AOL. WYSIWYG --- Short for "What you see is what you get", this term refers to the ability of an application to display an accurate representation of the printed output on the screen.

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