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BANDWIDTH - The total information flow of data over a given
time through an Internet connection (usually measured in bits-per-second).
BROWSER - Client software that allows
you to view and navigate through websites. The browsers (such as
Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's Navigator) read HTML
webpages, and enable you to view, download, or upload files.
COOKIE - A message given to your Web
browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text
file called cookie.txt. The message is then sent back to the Web
server each time the browser requests a page from the server. The
main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare
customized Web pages for them. When you enter a Web site using
cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such
information as your name and interests. This information is packaged
into a cookie and sent to your Web browser which stores it for later
use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will
send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this
information to present you with custom Web pages. So, for example,
instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a
welcome page with your name on it.
DOMAIN NAME
- The unique name that identifies an Internet website. Domain names
are used in URLs (web addresses) to identify Web pages. For example
our domain name is http://www.greenriverwebdesign.com.
ENCRYPTION - Processing and changing
data so that only the intended recipient can read it. The recipient
of the encrypted data must have the proper decryption key and
program to decipher the data. Especially useful in e-commerce
websites.
FRONTPAGE (Microsoft) - A
commercial (WYSIWYG) HTML editor made by Microsoft which is used to
create, edit, manage, and upload websites.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - An
Internet standard for sending files over the Internet. FTP programs
and utilities are used to upload (or download) webpages and other
files from your hard drive to a remote server which allows FTP
access.
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - A
set of codes that defines the behavior of text, graphics, and other
elements on a Web page.
HTTP - (Hypertext Transport Protocol)
A
specific method or set of instructions for transferring data between
a Web browser and a Web server.
IP NUMBER
(Internet Protocol Number, or IP address) - A unique number
consisting of 4 numbers (0-255) separated by periods (e.g.
215.100.197.128). Every computer that is on the Internet has a
unique IP number. This is how the Internet works so that when you
request a file, it is sent to the right address, or IP Address.
Websites have URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) that need to be
connected to a specific IP address.
ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A
company that provides access to the Internet.
Mbps - Abbreviation for Millions of
Bits Per Second, or Megabits Per Second. It is a measure of
bandwidth on a computes.
MEGABYTE (MB) - 1024 kilobytes (KB) or
1,048,576 bytes. When used to describe disk storage capacity and
transmission rates, a megabyte usually refers to 1,000,000 bytes.
PHP - A scripting language. The PHP
scripts, or commands, which are embedded in the web page's HTML, are
executed on the web server to generate dynamic HTML pages (e.g.
search results from a database, guest books, feedback forms, etc.).
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) - A
transaction security standard which provides server authentication,
data encryption, and message integrity. SSL is usually used on sites
that accept credit card or other private information.
TLD (Top-Level Domain) - The suffix
attached to Internet domain names. There are a limited number of
these predefined suffixes, each one representing a top-level domain.
Some of the most popular top-level domains are:
.com - commercial businesses
.gov - U.S. government agencies
.edu - Educational institutions
.org - Organizations (usually nonprofit)
.net - Network organizations
URL(Uniform Resource Locator) - The
web address, or location, of a website. For instance, our URL is
http://www.greenriverwebdesign.com.
WEB PAGE
(webpage) - An HTML document with its own web address (URL). The
first page you usually request at a web site is called the "home
page".
WEB SERVER
- A computer or computer program that stores and serves the
requested files which form web pages to the user's browser (client).
A web server can also refer to the computer that runs the server
software and holds the files for one or more web sites.
WEB SITE
(website, or web presence) - A collection of interlinked web pages
on a particular subject, usually under a single Domain Name, which
includes an intended beginning file called a " home page". From the
home page, you can get to all the other pages on the web site.
WYSIWYG - Acronym for "What You See Is
What You Get". A WYSIWYG editor or program is one that allows you to
create a web page, text, or graphical user interface so that you can
see what the end result will look like while the document or
interface is being created. WYSIWYG web page editors, such as
Microsoft FrontPage and Macromedia Dreamweaver, conceal the markup
language (HTML) and allow you to think entirely in terms of how the
page should appear.
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