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Dreamweaver Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wireframe | the rough draft for the website: Basic layout |
| padding | the border around the content, but inside the border |
| absolute positioning | one element is positioned according to another element |
| consistency | using the same fonts, backround colors and color scheme through your entire site |
| usability | how easy it is to use your website; decreased download time, better graphics etc. |
| hyperlink | A link to another web site or page |
| pathname | name of a file or directory together with its position in relation to other directories traced back in a line to the root; the names of the file and each of the parent directories are separated from one another by slashes |
| absolute link | the complete link to a web page, including the http://www. |
| Relative Link | a link that is not complete, and can only link to an area on the site, not an external source |
| multimedia | images, sounds, movies etc. |
| accessibility | whether the site can be used on all browsers and devices |
| embedded link | a link in the body, not navigation |
| readability | the font, font size etc. |
| site structure | the framework and navigation that shapes your website |
| compatibility | whether the site can be used on different devices |
| latent behavior | web analytics |
| root folder | folder where the site contents are stored |
| cache | component that transparently stores data |
| FTP | communications protocol governing the transfer of files |
| local host | the copy of the site on your machne |
| remote site | the copy of the site online |
| site map | list and description of the pages on your site |
| tag | keywords that describe the HTML code |
| html | language that the code is written in |
| source code | collection of computer instructions |
| url | the string of characters that forms a link to a website |
| Align | to arrange the elements |
| Design view | where you can only see what the websites look like in a browser |
| Code View | only the code is shown |
| Code and Design view | a split screen of both the code and browser view |
| Live View | noneditable view of Design |