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Applet: An applet is a small program generally written in the Java programming language that was designed to provide interactivity on web pages.

AppleTalk: A protocol suite developed by Apple Computer in the early 1980s, was developed in conjunction with the Macintosh computer. AppleTalk's purpose was to allow multiple users to share resources, . . . View Full Definition

Page: All Web sites are a collection of electronic 'pages.' Each Web page is a document formatted in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) that contains text, images or media objects such as realaudio . . . View Full Definition

JAVA: A high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. Java was originally called OAK, and was designed for handheld devices and set-top boxes. Oak was unsuccessful so in 1995 Sun . . . View Full Definition

Local Area Network (LAN): A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings. However, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance vi . . . View Full Definition

Ethernet: A networking system that enables high speed data communication over coaxial cables. The Ethernet network system supports TCP/IP, AppleTalk, Novell Netware, and other network protocols. An Et . . . View Full Definition

Virtual Machine: A self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer. For example, Java applets run in a Java virtual machine (VM) that has no access to the host operating sys . . . View Full Definition