Comments on: Internet Training For New Recruits http://blog.ukfast.co.uk/2006/03/28/internet-training-for-new-recruits/ News and views from the UK's best hosting provider Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:17:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Frewer http://blog.ukfast.co.uk/2006/03/28/internet-training-for-new-recruits/comment-page-1/#comment-11 George Frewer Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:01:37 +0000 http://ukfastblog.dev.text.co.uk/?p=18#comment-11 As Jonathan's partner during this training programme, it was interesting to also note the number of acronyms we use on a daily basis without even realising it: RAID MTBF SCSI SATA ADSL & SDSL (which caused particular confusion as the author of our training document managed to define the A of ADSL as asynchronous and the S of SDSL as symmetric). Also, very relevantly to blogging etc, our trainees were amused by the fact that some acronyms can be for very untechnical words - their favourite being RSS - <em>Really Simple</em> Syndication. As Jonathan’s partner during this training programme, it was interesting to also note the number of acronyms we use on a daily basis without even realising it:
RAID
MTBF
SCSI
SATA
ADSL & SDSL (which caused particular confusion as the author of our training document managed to define the A of ADSL as asynchronous and the S of SDSL as symmetric).
Also, very relevantly to blogging etc, our trainees were amused by the fact that some acronyms can be for very untechnical words – their favourite being RSS – Really Simple Syndication.

]]> By: Robert Brainstorm http://blog.ukfast.co.uk/2006/03/28/internet-training-for-new-recruits/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Robert Brainstorm Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:28:17 +0000 http://ukfastblog.dev.text.co.uk/?p=18#comment-10 Internet: A wordwide collection of connected networks, or a networking infrastructure. Any computer connected to the Internet can communicate with any other computer also connected using a variety of communication methods or protocols. World Wide Web: A method of accessing formatted information over the Internet. The web primarily uses the HTTP protocol (hence the http:// in front of any web address you put into your browser). You can then use a browser to access web documents that can contain text, graphics, and other multimedia. The Web is only part of the Internet, other parts are email, news-groups, instant messaging, VoIP, and FTP. confusion of the terms should be carefully avoided... Internet: A wordwide collection of connected networks, or a networking infrastructure. Any computer connected to the Internet can communicate with any other computer also connected using a variety of communication methods or protocols.

World Wide Web: A method of accessing formatted information over the Internet. The web primarily uses the HTTP protocol (hence the http:// in front of any web address you put into your browser). You can then use a browser to access web documents that can contain text, graphics, and other multimedia.

The Web is only part of the Internet, other parts are email, news-groups, instant messaging, VoIP, and FTP. confusion of the terms should be carefully avoided…

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