Directory:
A searchable index such as
DMOZ (a.k.a.
The Open Directory Project, which
powers the
Google Directory) and
Yahoo! Directory that are compiled
more by human editors than by
automation, versus a Search Engine that
uses a software
algorithm to create indexes of
information.
Data:
Collection of unprocessed items, which
can include text, numbers, images,
audio, and video.
Domain name:
Text version of an
IP address.
Domain Name
System (DNS):
Method the Internet uses to store domain
names and their corresponding IP
addresses.
Downloading:
Process of a computer receiving
information, such as a Web page, from a
server on the Internet. |
