Glossary Terms - I

IAB

See Internet Architecture Board.

 

IBM

International Business Machines. IBM remains one of the most powerful companies in the computer industry despite numerous problems in recent years. Developer of numerous mainframes and operating systems, many of which are still in use today. Codeveloped OS/2 with Microsoft (which has since bowed out to concentrate on Windows NT).

 

IETF

See Internet Engineering Task Force.

 

IMAP

Interactive Mail Access Protocol. A new protocol for the storage and retrieval of email (much like POP, the Post Office Protocol). It's not in wide use yet.

 

IMHO

Abbreviation for the expression "In my humble opinion."

 

information agent

A software program (currently only an interface to frequently updated databases) that can search numerous databases for information that interests you without your having to know what it is searching. Archie and Veronica are current examples of information agents.

 

internet

With a lowercase i, it's a group of connected networks.

 

Internet

The collection of all the connected networks in the world, although it is sometimes better called WorldNet or just the net. More specifically, the Internet is the set of networks that communicate via TCP/IP. If you're still confused, go back and read chapters 1 through 8.

 

Internet Architecture Board

A group of invited volunteers that manages certain aspects of the Internet, such as standards and address allocation.

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Internet Engineering Task Force

A volunteer organization that meets regularly to discuss problems facing the Internet.

 

IP

Internet Protocol. The main protocol used on the Internet.

 

IP number

A four-part number that uniquely identifies a machine on the Internet. For instance, my IP number for penguin.tidbits.com is 204.57.157.10. People generally use the name instead.

 

IRC

Internet Relay Chat. A worldwide network of people talking to each other in real time over the Internet rather than in person.

 

IRS

Internal Revenue Service. If you live in the United States and are not aware of them, you might want to watch out.

 

ISOC

The Internet Society. A membership organization that supports the Internet and is the governing body to which the IAB reports.

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