Anchors: See Link.

Attachments:

Including documents in HTML form to others via your email. (Note: Not all computers can accept attachments. Furthermore, many viruses are transmitted via attachments, therefore Canmore Press recommends not opening attachments.)

Background: Image behind text in HTML document

Browser:

Computer software/Internet software that allows your computer to "browse" through world wide web sites. (Example: Microsoft Explorer; Netscape)

Browser Safe colors: Colors that will not "shimmer" on a computer screen.

Cache:

Collection of documents on your hard drive enabling your computer to display previously downloaded visited sites without having to download them again. (Note: Cache needs to be trashed regularly so computer does not crash.

 

Computer hardware:

Physical computer case, hard drive, screen, printer, modem, cables, etc.

 

Computer software:

Computer programs that allow user to create documents (word processor, spread sheets, read email, etc. (Examples: Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Photoshop)

 

Cookies:

Think of Hansel and Gretal leaving a trail of cookies so that they could return home. Cookies, a validation program external to your computer, allow you to leave contact information (for your convenience, for example: for visited sites to recognize your computer).

Diskette: External hardware storing documents or software

Domain: General name for one or group of computers.

Download:

Moving email or any other data from your Service Provider/Server to your computer via a phone or cable connection

 

Download time:

Time it takes for a page and its graphics to become visible to the viewer.

 

DVD:

Industry-standard multimedia format. (DVD-ROMs play; DVD-RAMS play/write as high capacity storage)

 

E-mail:

Electronic transmission of message from one party to another via computer and phone lines or computer and cable.

 

E-mail address:

One of a kind addresses assigned to you.

External Link: A "hot" link (image or words) allowing viewer to move to a new site (external site), or send e-mail.

Floppy:

External hardware storage for documents or software. (old technology)

Frame: Single page in web site.

Frameset:

Combining information from several "pages" into one page, usually first page seen on www.

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

GIF: Graphic Image Format

Host: See Service Provider

Hot Link: See Link.

HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language; universal language for web pages

HTML Document: Any document typed in HTML and transmittable over the web.

http:// Hyper text transfer protocol - "language" to access a web page

Internal Link: A "hot" link (image or words) allowing viewer to move within the existing site from one location to another.

Internet Provider: See Service Provider

IP: Internet protocol.

ISP: Internet Service Provider; see Service Provider

Java Script: A computer language (webpage) including applets

JPEG: A universal format for web images especially good for photographs

Key Words:

Words used by search and indexing services (spiders) to determine placement of web pages in listings.

Keyboard: Keys for typing.

Link:

Image or words "hot linked" or connected to other material so that by clicking them, a viewer can move from one location to another within a website (internal link) or to a new site (external site), or send e-mail.

Login: Your account name, also known as username.

Meta Tags:

Hidden script used by search and indexing services (spiders) to determine placement of web pages; is becoming old technology because of lack of uniformity and control.

 

Mirror Site:

A copy of a busy site that someone elects to copy to make them more readily available to others (think NASA, outer space info).

 

Modem:

From "modulation/de-modulation". Hardware used to connect computer to phone line for the purpose of establishing web or email connections.

 

Mouse:

Key assistant, allows pre-configured shortcuts; controlled by one, two, or sometimes three rapid clicks, or may designed to be a 1, 2, or 3 button mouse.

OT/PPP: Open Transport/Point to Point Protocol

Password:

Letters or numbers known only to you for purpose of securing your web/email connections.

Perl: A computer webpage language

PPP: Point to Point Protocol.

Preferences:

File within each software program allowing user to set "preferences" to her or his personal choices.

Programmer: Anyone who "writes" computer software

Provider: See Service Provider

Refresh: Button on web browsers overriding cache memory so webpages/images will re-load.

Search Engines:

Computer Companies who specialize in cataloging world wide web pages so visitors can more easily seek particular sites.

 

Secure Page or Secure area:

A secure encryption; usually noted when you wish to order something and must give your credit card number.

Server: See Provider

Service Provider:

Also known as Host, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Provider, Server, Web Server, Web Provider. A company that houses (hosts) your website and email data, dispenses your website upon demand, and collects your email for you to download at your convenience.

 

Spider:

Search Engine computer program that seeks and "reads" web content to determine placement in Search Engine "catalog".

TCP/IP: Terminal Connect Protocol/Internet Protocol (from UNIX language)

telnet://

Computer program allowing user to connect to his or her Service Provider from a Guest location.

Updating: Changing the Dynamic information in your website to keep it current.

Upload: Moving documents from Webmaster's to Service Provider's machine.

URL:

Uniform Resource Locator; or in other words, your www.address. (Example: http://www.canmorepress.com)

User: Anyone using computer

Username: Your account name, also known as Login.

Webmaster: Person who designs and/or manages websites

Web page: "Page(s)" seen by visitor to your www.site.

Web server: See Provider

Web Server, Server, Provider, Web Provider, ISP (Internet Service Provider), Host, Domain:

Terms loosely and sometimes inaccurately used to describe the same service.

www: World Wide Web (International)

www.something.com:

Commercial webpage address. (Example: canmorepress.com; amazon.com; clayimprints.com)

 

www.something.edu:

Educational web address. (Example: kentstate.edu.)

 

www.something.gov:

USA Government site

 

www.something.net:

Provider web address (example:bv.net)

 

www.something.org:

Organization webpage address. (Example: AFSC.org)

 

www.something.state.fl:

State of Florida government

 

www.something.ca:

Canada

 

www.something.uk:

United Kingdom

 

www.something.de:

Germany

Zip Disc: External storage devise for documents, software

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