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Section 1
(50 cards)
stateless protocol
A protocol, such as HTTP, that allows one request and response per session.
HTML document
A plain text or ASCII document with embedded HTML tags that dictate formatting and are interpreted by a browser.
markup language
A language that provides text and graphics formatting through the use of tags. Examples of markup languages include HTML, XML, and SGML.
persistent cookies
Cookies that are stored on a local device and remain there when a session ends.
HTTP session
The connection between a Web server and a client that begins with an HTTP request and ends when the response is complete.
predictive services
In the context of browsers, search engines, and the Web, the ability of software to better locate information using accumulated historical queries.
session cookies
Cookies that are deleted when the browser is closed.
invisible Web
Web sites that are not accessible to Web crawlers.
local HTML editors
Software for creating HTML pages that is stored on a local device.
HTML conversion utility
Utility software that converts documents, spreadsheets, and databases into HTML files that can be posted on the Web.
HTML tags
A set of instructions, such as <B>, inserted into an HTML document to provide formatting and display information to a Web browser.
cookie
A message sent from a Web server to a browser and stored on a user's hard disk, usually containing information about the user.
inline CSS
A Cascading Style Sheet that is embedded among the lines of HTML in a source document.
private browsing
A service offered by many browsers that deletes the browser cache and history list.
browser extension
A module of computer code that adds capabilities to a browser, such as the ability to block ads on Web pages.
hypertext
A way of organizing a collection of documents by assigning an address to each and providing a way to link from one address to another.
HTML5
The current version of HTML.
dynamic Web page
A way of displaying customized content in response to keyboard or mouse actions, or based on information supplied directly or indirectly by the person viewing the page.
sponsored links
Links displayed by a search engine that have paid placements.
History list
A file of recently visited Web sites maintained by a browser.
bookmarks
A feature of Web browsers that saves the URLs for selected Web sites.
HTTP methods
A set of commands, such as GET and POST, that are transmitted between Web servers and clients using the HTTP protocol.
hypertext links
Also referred to simply as links; words, phrases, or images on a Web page that, when clicked, take you to designated URLs.
default browser
The browser that opens automatically when clicking links from email messages or other sources.
search terms
The words entered into a search engine or database to form a query.
query processor
The component of a search engine that examines keywords entered by users and fetches results that match the query.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
Used in conjunction with HTML, a means of formatting the appearance of text and other elements of a Web page.
online HTML editor
A Web app that provides tools for creating HTML pages.
HTTP Secure
The protocol used to create secure connections for ecommerce by adding a layer of encryption.
server-side scripts
Program code that is executed by a Web server in response to client data.
browser home page
The first page displayed when a browser starts.
source document
A file containing the HTML tags or scripts for a Web page.
search engine indexer
The component of a search engine that reviews the Web pages brought back by a crawler and creates pointers to them so that they can be quickly accessed.
HTTP status code
A code that is sent in reply to a HTTP command. For example, 404 is the status code for Page not Found.
plugin
A software module that adds a specific feature to a system. In the context of browsers, a plugin adds the ability to display or play various additional file formats.
search engine optimization
Making modifications to a Web site to move it closer to the top of the list returned by search engines.
HTTP
The communications protocol used to transmit Web pages. HTTP:// is an identifier that appears at the beginning of Web URLs (for example, http://www.fooyong.com).
linkrot
Web page links that no longer connect to active sites.
search history
A list of queries entered into a search engine and also stored by the search engine.
internal CSS
A Cascading Style Sheet that is part of an HTML document, but located in a separate area (usually the head section).
browser tabs
Graphical controls near the top of a browser window that allow users to hold open multiple Web pages and switch back and forth between them.
link popularity
A metric used by some search engines to rank the sites that are relevant to a query.
browser cache
The collection of HTML pages and images that is stored locally by a browser and used to quickly load pages that have been previously viewed without waiting for them to be downloaded again.
short URLs
Web site addresses that have been shortened by services such as Bitly; commonly used in tweets where there is a character limit.
bidirectional links
In the context of the Web, links that allow two documents to refer to each other, rather than a link that contains only a one-way reference.
client-side scripts
Program code that is executed by a client's browser, as opposed to being executed by a remote server.
public key encryption
An method of encryption that uses one key to encrypt data, but a different key to decrypt it.
first-party cookie
A cookie that is generated by the Web page that is shown in the browser.
external CSS
A Cascading Style Sheet that is stored in a file separate from the HTML source document for a Web page.
search operator
A logical operator such as AND, OR, or NOT used to formulate complex queries.
Section 2
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