Standard Basics Networks: collection of computers connected via special cables or other network media in order to share files ,folders and applications.   Internet: Global collection of networks.   Intranet: The implementation of internet technologies such as TCP/IP and World Wide Web servers for use within   a corporate organization rather than for connection to internet as  a whole.   Uniform Resource Locator(URL): An internet addressing scheme that spells out the exact location of a net resource.   Most of URLs have the following form :         Protocol://host.domain/directory/file   protocol: the TCP/IP protocol to use for retrieving the resource (e.g. http or ftp). domain: the domain name of the host computer where the resources resides. directory: the host directory that contains the resources.  file: the filename of the resource.   Host: A computer on the internet.   Hyper Text : In world wide Web,  an underlined word or phrase that takes you to another topic or different site.   BPS: bits per second (The rate at which a modem or other communication device transmits data.   KBPS: One thousand bits per second.   MBPS: One million bits per second.   Data bits: In modem data transfer, the number of bits used to represent a character.   Gateway: A network computer or other device that acts as the middleman between two otherwise-incompatible systems.The gateway translates the incoming and outgoing packets so that each system can work on data   Musical Instrument Digital Interface(MIDI): A communication protocol that standardizes the exchange of data between a computer and musical synthesizer.