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Any internet
or network that covers an area
larger than a single building or
campus. |
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Winsock |
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A Microsoft Windows
DLL file that
provides the
interface to TCP/IP
services and allows
Windows to use web
browsers, FTP
programs, and other
Internet-related
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WWW |
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(World Wide Web) -
The technical
definition of the
WWW is the global
network of hypertext
(HTTP) servers that
allow text,
graphics, audio and
video files to be
mixed together. The
second, more loosely
used definition is
the entire range of
resources that can
be accessed using
Gopher, FTP, HTTP,
telnet, USENET,
WAIS, and other such
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