ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Created as a private sector not-for-profit internet group to administer policy for the internet name and address system.

ICQ - This is an excellent program to help people communicate in real time (live) on the net. It's also a very efficient way of getting things done, especially for webmasters.

IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force. A loosely self-organized group of people who make technical and other contributions to the engineering and evolution of the internet and its technologies.

IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol. A newer method for giving users access to their email.

Ink Jet Printer - A device that propels droplets of ink directly onto other mediums such as paper. Today, almost all ink jet printers produce color using the combination of cyan, magenta, and yellow.

Internet - The worldwide network of computers communicating via an agreed upon set of internet protocol.

InterNIC - Internet Network Information Center. Before 1999, it provided internet directory and registration services.

IP - Internet Protocol. The underlying technology that lets people communicate with one another on the internet. Without IP, your email wouldn't know how to find you. Simply, the data is split up into little pieces called packets. The packets are coded in a special way so they know how to get together again at their destination. If you sometimes get garbled email, it's because the packets got confused.

IP Address - Internet Protocol Address. This is the numerical address for your actual website. It is translated from your domain address; i.e. 255.12.34.567

IRC - Internet Relay Chat. This is another excellent tool used by webmasters to communicate with each other. It's more than just a chat program, and allows effective communication with people in over 60 countries.

ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network. This technology lets you turn a phone line into a digital network capable of sending up to 128 kilobits per second. You can split the same ISDN line into two channels (each 56 kilobits) and use one for data, the other for voice, getting the equivalent of two phone lines.

ISP - Internet Service Provider. A host company that provides internet services and resurces for individual and commercial accounts. There are many ISPs from which to choose, and many variables in the selection process.

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