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arc I.T. Solutions - Jargon Buster - I

Our A-Z will help you understand the IT terms that are now being used every day in the modern day world

The Jargon Buster explains technical and computing terms with which you might not be familiar.

Icon - a small picture which, when you click on it launches an application, program or acts like a link on the world wide web.

iMac - Apple Macintosh's budget range of computer. The 'i' stands for internet.

Inbox - the folder in your e-mail program / webmail where you get your incoming e-mails.

Image map - an image divided into a number of areas called 'hot spots' which are links. You know the hot spots are there because the pointer changes to a hand shape when passing over them.

Instant Messaging - sending messages and chatting with friends or colleagues when you are both online via a special application called an Instant Messenger (IMs). IMs have a buddy list which tell you when people you know are online.

Internet - millions of computers (and the data stored on them) around the world connected together by telephone lines, cables or satellites.

Internet Explorer - one of the most popular web browsers, designed by Microsoft.

Intranet - a company's internal website used for communicating between staff.

IP address - the numerical address that every computer on the internet has. So, for example, the IP address of one of the BBC's computers is 38.160.150.31.

IRC - Internet Relay Chat. A real time chat system using a dedicated program where you talk to other people on topic related channels by typing your comments in a chat window.

ISDN - a special digital phone line that offers internet connections of up to 128kpbs. ISDN has been replaced by broadband technology.

ISP - Internet Service Provider. An ISP is the company that provides internet connections to private and business customers, for example, BT Openworld and Demon internet.

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