Introduction to Web Design Vocabulary

Introduction to Web Design Vocabulary

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Section 1

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Internet

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a worldwide collection of computers and computer networks that link billions of computers used by businesses, government, educational institutions, organizations, and individuals using modems, phone lines, television cables, satellite links, fiber-optic connections, and other communication devices and media.

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platform independent

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you can create, or code, and HTML file on one type of computer and then use a browser on another type of computer to view that file as a Web page

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publishing

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copying the web pages and associated files such as graphics and audio to a web server.

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extranet site

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a private network that uses Internet technologies to share business information with select corporate partners or key customers. It can be used to share product manuals, training modules, inventory status, and order information. It also might allow retailers to purchase inventory directly from their suppliers or pay bills online.

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style sheet

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a series of rules that defines the style for a Web page or an entire Web site

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deprecated tags

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tags that are being phased out and therefore no longer recommended in the latest W3C standard

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hyperlink

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Used to connect one Web page to another Web page on the same server or Web pages on different Web servers located anywhere around the world. They can be elements like text, graphics, and animations.

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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the address of a document or other file accessible on the Internet.

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Portable Network Graphics (.png)

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newest format for images; used for all types of images; allows for variation in transparency

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external style sheet

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changes the style of multiple pages in a Web site; saved as an .css file

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World Wide Web

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an information system on the Internet that allows documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another.

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intranet site

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a private network that uses Internet technologies to share company information among employees. It is contained within a company or organization's private network, which makes it private and only available to those who need access.

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home page

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the first document a viewer sees when they access the website. They serve as indexes or table of contents to other documents and files displayed on the site.

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e-commerce

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The buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet.

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web browser

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a program that interprets and displays web pages and enables you to interact with a web page. Safari, Google chrome, Internet explorer, and Mozilla Firefox are all examples.

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empty (self-contained) tags

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have no closing

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inline style sheet

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changes the style of an individual tag

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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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a language that describes the look and formatting of a document written using a markup language.

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container tags

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have and opening and closing

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webbed Web site

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a Web site where information is not needed to be seen/read in a specific order and that has many navigation options; no set organization

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WYSIWYG editor

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a program that provides a graphical user interface that allows a developer to preview the Web page during its development. Examples include Adobe Dreamweaver, Amaya, and CoffeeCup HTML Editor.

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.htm or .html

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extension for saving an HTML file/document

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FTP

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standard network protocol used to transfer computer files between a client and server on a computer network

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deep Web sites

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a Web site that has many levels of pages, requiring the user to click many times to reach a particular page.

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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a set of rules for exchanging text, graphic, sound, video, and other multimedia files.

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hierarchical Web site

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connects Web pages in a treelike structure

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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an authoring language used to create documents for the World Wide Web; the basic building block of web pages; defines the structure. Web browser reads the HTML document and composes them into visual or audible web pages.

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HTML editor

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a program that provides basic text-editing functions, as well as more advanced features such as color-coding for various HTML tags, menus to insert HTML tags and spell checkers

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tags (markup)

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define the structure and layout of a web document and specify how the page is displayed in a browser.

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Web server (host)

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computers that store and send requested Web pages and other files. Any computer can be a Web server so long as it has Web server software installed and an Internet connection.

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Internet service provider (ISP)

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A company that has a permanent connection to the internet backbone.

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network

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A collection of two or more computers that are connected to share resource and information. Today, high-, medium-, and low-speed data lines connect networks.

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Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)

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uses images with few colors (<256); allows for transparent images

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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

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a foundation that maintains the standards of the HTML language, and the requirements it must meet in order to ensure its integrity.

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Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg)

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used for images with many colors (>256), such as photos

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Internet backbone

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a collection of high-speed data lines that connect major computer systems located around the world.

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attributes

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define additional characteristics such as font weight or style for the HTML tag; Most HTML elements can have attributes.

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Web pages

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an individual page on a Web site

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linear web site

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connects Web sites in a straight line

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broad Web site

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a Web site where the home page is the main index page and all others are linked individually to the home page; therefore, the user must return home to move from one page to the next.

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internet site

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a site that is available to the public

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HTML text editor

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a simple program used to develop text, (such as HTML) edit, and print text. Examples include: notepad and wordpad

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Web site

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a collection of web pages.

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embedded (internal) style sheet

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changes the styles using the <style></style> tags within the head section

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