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Alt Text - Alternate Text or Alt Tags - used in web pages to
describe an image or its purpose on the page. The alt text may appear
before the image appears on the page or would appear as a pop up in
most web browsers if one holds the mouse over the image. Alt tags or
text also help those who have images turned off.
Anti Virus Program - a program that runs silently in
the background, watching for virus-like activity, checking things that
enter your computer, via CDs, floppies, or email. An anti-virus program
is vital to the protection of your computer today. Any brand will do
a pretty good job, but if you don't know how to update your anti-virus
definitions (your protection files) you are defenseless. Learn to use
your program, or invest a small amount in one that automatically updates
itself.
~~B~~
background -
image used on web pages for a wallpaper, a decorative look behind the
content of the page, other than a solid color
~~C~~
CGI - Common Gateway Interface, a method of scripting or writing
pages that interact with behind the scenes programs to exchange information.
Search engines often utilize CGI to return search information to its
users from its database. Other uses may include guestbooks and email
feedback forms.
CGI Feedback Forms - Common Gateway Interface, method of scripting
or writing pages that interact with behind the scenes programs to exchange
information with the site owner about the visitor to the website, frequently
via email responses. clipart - term used for graphic art components
on a page. Buttons, backgrounds, icons, lines, and horizontal rules
are clipart.
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets - a pattern for web pages to utilize
in order to separate and simplify content from style in web page designs.
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~~D~~
Description tags - part of the Meta information, or special information
for search engines, to display as a concise page description of the
content of your page domain name - a constant Web address name a company
or individual can carry with them to any Web Host server space, reserved
with InterNIC no one else can use that exact name
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~~E~~
Email - Electronic mail, e-mail, or email, all of these
terms are used for text messages you send from one location to another.
There are several types, the most common being, POP email. A pop email
account can be used via email program software on your computer, or
via a web interface. Software usually downloads and saves your mail
locally.
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Flash - a popular browser plug-in that renders two dimensional
graphics, images and text created using a flash authoring tool. See:
www.macromedia.com
fonts - a text style that is used on the computer to give variation
to the look, feel and readability of text. In order for one to view
a font one must have it on their computer, or encounter it embedded
into a web page, or view an image of the words. Fonts vary from one
operating system to another, and from one computer make to another.
There are only a handful found on all Windows machines for example.
footer - most commonly the bottom of a web page, separated from
the page content, and usually includes date, contact info, location,
copyright info or disclaimers
form - a web page that allows a visitor to interact with the
site owner, add data or request information, enter or create his password
or user name, or even navigate a site. Basic elements include round
"radio buttons," check boxes, drop lists, small and large
text fields, submit and reset buttons. Form data is often posted publicly
online, or returned to thesite owner via email. Some but not all forms
are secure.
frames - a navigation tool created by Netscape that break the
browser window into 2 or more windows that interact with the site for
faster site use. While frames can simplify a large site they can also
consume a lot of screen space and cause issues for links to off site
pages if the links are not properly coded. Bookmarking a framed page
can be inconvenient.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol, defining the way in which files
are exchanged over the Internet. Commonly used to refer to the server
space for the storage of files and or the applications that use the
protocol.
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~~G~~
graphics - a term generally used to differentiate photographic
representations from computer generated renderings
GIF - Graphic Interchange Format, developed by CompuServe, and
is the most widely used image type on the Web.
Google - one of the largest and easiest to use search engines
and web directories online. Google is the basis for many online services
search tools. www.google.com
Google Toolbar - a free plug-in to the Internet Explorer
browser that allows you to block unwanted Web page pop-ups as well as
search the Web from within your Internet Explorer browser, or submit
saved form field info at the touch of a button.
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~~H~~
history - list of sites recently visited by your web browser.
Many of these addresses are available from the drop list on the browser's
navigation bar at the top of the screen.
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language - a computer language for publishing
web pages - HTML 2.0, 3.0, 3.2, and HTML 4.0 Transitional and HTML 4
are levels of the language commonly referred to. XHTML 1.0 being the
newest version available.
Hyperlink - or link - the text or images, usually underlined
in pages that if clicked load a new page, image or window
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~~I~~
image editing - touch ups to images to correct flaws and or sharpen
them - special treatments such as drop shadows or faded edges
image map - a graphic that has been divided into sections and
assigned navigation links. Clicking on one part of the image would take
you to a page represented by the image section, another part of the
graphic would carry you to another page.
index page - the gateway page to a site, the main page or entrance
page, from which all other pages can be found, sometimes referred to
at the HOME page
indexing - action of a search engine to catalog topics, keywords
and descriptions about web pages and store them for public reference
in a database
Internet Explorer - web browser created by Microsoft to view
web pages. Also known as IE and frequently followed by the version number.
The current version is IE6. To date it is the underlying model for the
AOL Web browser as well.
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~~J~~
Java - a computer program language, created to be used "independently"
of any specific type of machine. Its uses vary from tremendously; from
programs to image enhancements.
JavaScript - a computer scripting language developed by Netscape,
that always runs within a Web browser. Its purpose is to enhance web
pages and make them interactive and hopefully more useful and enjoyable.
Java and JavaScript are different things.
JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group created a standard image
file format commonly used on the web to display photographic details
in images.
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~~K~~
keywords - special descriptive words that are used in the construction
of web sites and listed in Meta-information about a web page, used primarily
for indexing the site in search engines
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~~L~~
links - or Hyperlink - the text or images, usually underlined
in pages that if clicked load a new page, image or window
logo - your business or personal graphical page header, such
as the image you may have on your letterhead.
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~~M~~
Meta-information - used behind the scenes in the HTML source
code of a web page to provide information about the content of web pages.
Such information can be read by search engines and web browsers to identify,
index, catalog pages as well as redirect visitors to other pages.
Meta Tags - HTML codes created for web browsers and search engines
to provide information about the content of web pages
modem - phone line connection device usually located within the
central processing unit housing or tower on a desk top computer. Cable
connections also use a modem, which is usually a small device that connects
the cable line to the computer.
Mozilla - a robust Web browser that supports multi-tabbed
browsing, excellent email, a pop-up blocker, and email Spam blocker.
See www.mozilla.org
mouseover - an reaction that occurs when the mouse is passed
over an element on a page. A JavaScript mouseover may consist of an
image that swaps when the mouse passes over a link or an image that
is linked to the code instructing it to change. This function is also
commonly called image rollovers.
MS Internet Explorer - a web browser, or software program used
for viewing web pages, created by Microsoft and often referred to as
IE.
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~~N~~
navigation bars - a series of links, text or images, that help
the visitor to maneuver through a Web site.
Netscape - a company whose vast influence on the Internet frequently
sets standards, also the common name for the web browser Netscape Navigator
... this browser company was purchased by AOL and stopped it's development.
However a development team has continuted to develop the browser separate
from them. Its name is Mozilla.
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Opera - a Norwegian created web browser, or software program
for viewing web pages, a newer competitor to Netscape and Microsoft
Internet Explorer, gaining in popularity
OS - operating system on a computer, examples include Windows
'98, ME, XP, MacIntosh, Linux
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~~P~~
POP3 - a type of email account that utilizes an email
reader program such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, or Mozilla.
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~~Q~~
que - a printer's list of jobs to be completed. Or a holding
area for work not yet finished. A grouping of like objects.
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~~R~~
Refresh - reload a browser window with new content. Pages viewed
online are actually downloaded to your computer for quick review without
having to be downloaded again. When pages change your computer usually
checks to see if you have it on your computer first and if there are
changes in its content. If it does not, the user can force the page
to refresh or reload, by holding the keyboard keys Shift, Ctrl, Alt
and clicking the Enter key.
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~~S~~
scanning - electronically copying images from photos or real
life objects for conversion to web images or print
search engines - online cataloging sites, tools, portals, of
information that store details in databases for public use to find information
on the web
search engine spiders - software robots that spider or traverse
the web gathering information from web sites and return it to be cataloged
in the database of which the search engine it is a part
sitemap - table of contents in a web site
submitting to search engines - adding web pages to online reference
and look up database indexes
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~~T~~
thumbnail - a mini representative view of an image frequently
used as a link to a larger detailed view
transparent GIF - a GIF image format that utilizes a masked or
apparently invisible background and is most commonly used for logos
and for animations
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~~U~~
URL - Uniform Resource Locator, or simply put a Web address
~~V~~
Virus - A malicious code that your computer picks
up from CDs, floppies, Web pages, but more commonly from email. Learn
more at www.symantec.com
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web browsers - software programs used to view pages on the internet,
commonly known versions are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator,
Mozilla, America Online (AOL), and Opera browsers.
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~~X~~
XHTML - a blending of XML and HTML languages. XHTML 1.0 is the
current version of the web coding language recommended by the W3C (WoldWideWeb
Consortium).
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Yahoo! - one of the largest and oldest web directories online.
www.yahoo.com
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zip file - a file "container" to make files smaller,
more compact, or more organized. The purpose of compressing a file is
to make it faster to email, easier to download, or to take less hard
drive space. There are several popular file zipping programs, such as
WinZip or PKunzip. With such a program a user can create a new "archive"
or collection of files, or unpackage files that they download.
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