ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 2nd Ed.
by L. Murphy Smith, D.B.A., CPA and Katherine T. Smith, D.B.A.
Thomson Learning/Southwestern/Dame, 1998, ISBN: 0-87393-593-4
Domain Name System (DNS): A database which correlates mnemonic names to their Internet address.
FAQ: "Frequently Asked Questions."
FTP: "File Transfer Protocol," a standard utility for moving files across the Internet.
Gopher: A menu-driven program which assists users in finding data or services.
Hypertext: A technique for linking key words in a document with other documents or other Web sites.
HTML: The Hypertext Markup Language provides hypertext links from a World Wide Web (WWW) document to different types of data.
Modem: An electronic device which is required to connect to the Internet; it links a computer with a telephone line.
Newsgroup: A forum or conference area where users can interact on topics of mutual interest.
PPP: Point-to-point protocol, one of two methods to connect computers to the Net using a dial-up telephone line.
Protocol: A set of standards that describes ways to operate and guarantee compatibility between systems.
SLIP: "Serial Line Internet Protocol," one of the two most widely used methods to connet computers to the Net using a dial-up telephone line.
TCP/IP: "Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol," the basic protocols which permit blocks of communications to go from one location to another on the Net and be understood.
Telnet: A protocol and the the utility that enables a user to log on to a remote computer system.
WWW: "World Wide Web," a graphic, hypertext-based system of documents which includes text, graphics, photographs, sound, video, animation, and links to other documents and services.
For additional information about the Internet and other AIS topics:
If you want to send e-mail to Dr. L.M. Smith, his address is: lmsmith@tamu.edu