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What is A Webpage?

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Submitted: 19 Nov 2006

A webpage is a document that is designed to be displayed in a web browser. A webpage usually contains text and images formatted in HTML. Occasionally, other types of content are also embedded in webpages, such as Flash videos and music files. Webpage... [more]



What is a Website?

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Submitted: 22 Nov 2006
Updated: 7 Jan 2008

A website is a collection of webpages hosted under a common domain. Usually, all the pages of a website are stored on the same physical server, have the same basic layout and interface, and are interlinked via hyperlinks. This rather general definiti... [more]



What is Web 2.0?

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Submitted: 28 Mar 2007

Web 2.0 is an undefined buzzword used to describe websites utilizing technologies and techniques not common, or not available, in early websites. Typically, Web 2.0 applications are written in accessible, open formats such as XML and present the user... [more]



What is a Web Browser?

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Submitted: 17 Nov 2006

A web browser is a program that lets a human access webpages on the World Wide Web. At a bare minimum, a web browser must be able to make HTTP requests and to present parsed HTML to the user in a form that he can understand. Most modern browsers pres... [more]



What is Wibree?

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Submitted: 12 Jun 2007
Updated: 24 Nov 2007

Wibree is a short-range wireless protocol optimized for low power consumption. Developed primarily by Nokia, the company has submitted Wibree as an open standard to promote adoption and interoperability. Wibree is intended to compliment Bluetooth com... [more]



What is WiFi?

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Submitted: 4 Apr 2007
Updated: 9 Dec 2007

WiFi is a family of communication protocols developed for wireless local area networks. The protocols are largely based upon the IEEE's 802.11 standard and subsequent revisions to it, though several proprietary extensions to the standard are in wides... [more]



What is Wikipedia?

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Submitted: 29 Dec 2006
Updated: 7 Jan 2008

Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia. The name is a portmanteau of the Hawaiian word for quick, "wiki", and "encyclopedia". Actively updated in over 100 languages, including constructed languages such as Esperanto, the English language Wikipedia ... [more]



What is the World Wide Web?

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Submitted: 5 Nov 2006

The World Wide Web is a network of computers that serve webpages. The World Wide Web is a major component of the Internet, along with email, usenet, ftp, and some other minor protocols. The term "world wide" refers to the global nature of the World W... [more]



What is XHTML?

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Submitted: 30 Oct 2006

XHTML is a language for writing webpages. It is the newest form of the traditional HTML webpage language, and meets all of the requirements for being an XML language. That means that the language is compatible with modern web browsers, and can also b... [more]



What is XML?

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Submitted: 18 May 2006

XML is an open format whereby computers and humans can share data. XML files are not intended to be read directly by humans, rather, they are intended to be parsed by a computer. Some types of XML are converted into human-readable form (RSS feeds, fo... [more]


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