Jargon Buster

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SMTP/POP3: Standard mail forwarding (SMTP) or mailbox (POP3) protocol services, supplied to end-users by an ISP.
Spam (or Spamming): An inappropriate attempt to use a mailing list, or networked communications facility, as if it was a broadcast medium (which it is not), by sending the same message to a large number of people who didn�t ask for it.
SQL (Structured Query Language): A specialized language for sending queries to databases. Most industrial-strength and many smaller database applications can be addressed using SQL.
SQL servers: Servers that are dedicated to SQL programs and applications and are, therefore, specifically for database management.
TIFF: TIFF is an acronym for Tag(ged) Image File Format. It is one of the most popular and flexible of the current public domain image format files.
USB: Universal Serial Bus.
Users: Individuals or multi-user businesses that are engaged in a commercial arrangement to access and operate software applications from their PCs and are, therefore, licensed to use them.
Viewer: A browser or plug-in tool kit, which allows users to �view� certain images, such as TIFF or jpeg images.
Virus: An unauthorised piece of computer code attached to a computer program or portions of a computer system that secretly copies itself from one computer to another by shared discs and over telephone and cable lines. It can destroy information stored on the computer and, in extreme cases, destroy operability. (See also anti-virus scanning)
VPN (Virtual Private Network): Usually refers to a network in which some of the parts are connected using the public Internet, but the data sent across the Internet is encrypted, so the entire network is �virtually� private.

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