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Web Design Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Term & Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) | Worldwide telephone system that handles voice-oriented telephone calls. |
| Regional ISP | An ISP that provides Internet access for customers in a specific geographical area. |
| Responsive Web Design (RWD) | Design techniques to help create websites that adjust layout and, in some cases, content, to the device and screen displaying the webpages. |
| Robot | Search engine software that automatically browses the web looking for webpages to add to the search engine's index. |
| Script | A program written in a scripting language used to make webpages dynamic and interactive. |
| Scripting Languages | Programming languages used to write short programs, called scripts, that execute in real time at the server or in a web browser. |
| Search Directory | A search tool that categorizes webpages and whose index is built by human interaction. |
| Search Engine | A web-based search tool that locates a webpage using a word or phrase found in the page. |
| Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | The art and science of designing a webpage to increase the potential that the page will appear high in a search engine's search results list. |
| SEO Expert | The member of the website design team who creates and revises the text that visitors read when they visit a website, and who chooses the links, images, video, or other media that enhances text content. |