The numerical location of a web site. Example: 206.103.179.190. The first six digits are a country location, the next three are a server computer location, and the last three are a location on the ser [..]

If you need help with logging onto IRC while using AOL, you can find some basic information here: Aol Instructions.

Short for infobot, robot, or knowbot; a program used to search the Internet for data. A program commonly found on IRC that keeps channels open and regulates control of the channel. On the Undernet we [..]

A means of communicating with people on the Internet by typing statements into your computer, and having the other person do so as well.

A clone is usually a user connected multiple times to an IRC network under the same host. Generally speaking, they are not allowed.

An organizational address that has been registered. Example: www.altavista.com, or www.ircbeginner.com. Domain names are used to make finding a site easier. Without domain names, one would have to kee [..]

An acronym for Domain Name Server, DNS refers to a database of Internet names and addresses which translates the names to the official Internet Protocol numbers and vice versa.

This is the acronym for Frequently Asked Questions. A common feature on the Internet, FAQs are files of answers to commonly asked questions. Most sites will suggest that you read the FAQ's offe [..]

Flooding is simply the transmission of large amounts of data to either a channel or user. There are basicically three types of flooding Text Floods: Usually sent to a channel window and meant to gain [..]

(File Transfer Protocol) Methods of transferring files to and from remote computers. For instance, I use FTP to upload all the pages to this website. When you download a file off this site, you are us [..]