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Web design 2

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annie/orphan annie   a web page that has not been updated for a long time  
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applet   a mini-program that can be downladed quickly and used by any computer equipped with Java  
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application   a program that performs a function directly for a user  
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archive   as a noun archive is the place on an internet host whete files are stored  
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ASP   application server provider  
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authentication   a security measure for cheching a user's identity  
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byte   the basic unit of measurement for computer storage  
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Cache   caches com in many tupes buy they all work the same way: they store information where you can get to it fast.  
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CGI   common gateway interface  
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CGI-bin   common gateway interface- binary  
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client   a program or computer that is serviced by another program or computer  
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CMYK   Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black  
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cobweb site   a WWW site taht hasn't been updated for a long time.  
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Configuration   a general-purpose computer term feferring to the way a computer is set up  
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cookie   a special piece of information about you and your computer system that is stored in a text file on your hard drive  
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CSS   Cascading Style Sheets  
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data traffic   the numver of TCP/IP packets crossing a network  
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default   a value action or setting that a computer sustem assumes unless the user gives an explicit intruction to the contrary  
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DHTML   Dynamic HTML  
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DNS   Domain Name System  
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file management   the process of creating, naming, mocing, updating, and deleting files on a computer system  
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firefox   firefox is a browser  
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FTP   standard by which daya is transferred between different computers on a network  
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gateway   a computer system or interface that connects incompatible programs or networks so that data transfer can occur  
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hit   the access of a file by a user on a server  
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hit counter   records the number of times that a web browser requests a file from the web server  
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java   a prgramming language taht is specifically designed for writing programs that can by safely downloaded to your computer  
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kbps   a modem's speed is measured in the number or bits it can transfer in a second.  
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launch   to start or open up a computer program or application  
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meta tag   a spcific kind of HTML tag that contains information not normally diplayed to the user  
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mirror   a server that provides compies of the same files an another server.  
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modulator   a person or small group of people who manage moderated mail lists  
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modulating   the process of receiving and transferring digital signals into analog signals  
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morph   from the term "metamorphosis" it is to turn one thing into another  
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mosaic   the common name of a WWW multimedia browser program  
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netscape   the dominating WWW brwser during 1994 and 1997  
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opera   a web browser which handles common internet related functions such as exploring various websites  
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PDF   Portable document format  
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Proxy   a technique used to cache information on a wev server and acts as an intermediary between a wev cliend and that wev server  
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publish   to transfer files from a local computer to remote web server so that the web site can be vuewed over the internet  
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router   hardware that can connects a lcal network to the internet  
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target audience   the main group of people that you want to visit your web site  
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telephony   the process of carrying on a two-way audio conversation  
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telnet   an internet program for connecting to a remote host or server  
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threads   a series of messages on the same theme or topic  
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tracking software   records information about web site visitors such as what browser they used  
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usenet   an internet service that maintains thousands of discussion groups involving millions of people  
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video conferencing   conducting a conference between two or more paricipants at different sites by using computer netmorks or the internet to transmit audio and video data  
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viewer   special software often needed to view certain multimedia items on the internet  
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virtual community   a site in cyberspace where people gather to discuss topics of mutual interest  
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virtual world   a computer generated environment  
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virtual reality   a three-demensional interactive enironment  
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web ring   a ring is an internet sevice and concept that links together a group of sites that have the same theme  
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XHTML   Extensible HTML  
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webmaster   a person who manages and maintains a web site  
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web developer   person who uses programming skills to develop web sites  
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web author   person who writes the text that will apperar on each web page  
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active   the objects currently being displayed or used within your computer screen  
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