ASP
Microsoft Active Server Page (ASP) is a server-side scripting
technology that can be used to create dynamic and interactive Web
applications. An ASP page is an HTML page that contains server-side
scripts that are processed by a web server before being sent to
the user’s browser. You can combine ASP and Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML) to create powerful interactive websites.
Bandwidth
How much information you can send through a connection. The Capacity of a connection.
Usually measured in bits-per-second. A full page of English text
is about 16,000 bits.
Binary
Information consisting entirely of ones and zeros. Also, commonly used to refer to files that
are not simply text files, e.g. images.
Browser
A Client program (software) that is used to look
at various kinds of Internet resources, e.g. Internet Explorer
Client
A software program that is used to contact and
obtain data from a Server software program on another computer,
often across a great distance. A Web Browser is a specific kind
of Client, e.g. your Internet browser connecting to another web
site, makes your compute, the client.
Cookie
The most common meaning of "Cookie" on
the Internet refers to a piece of information sent by a Web Server
to a Web Browser that the Browser software is expected to save and
to send back to the Server whenever the browser makes additional
requests from the Server.
CSS
(Cascading Style Sheet) A standard for specifying
the appearance of text and other elements across the entire web
site. CSS was developed for use with HTML in Web pages but is also
used in other situations. CSS is typically used to provide a single
"library" of styles that are used over and over throughout
a large number of related documents, as in a web site.
Domain Name
The unique name that identifies an Internet site.
Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The
part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right
is the most general.
Download
Transferring data (usually a file) from a another
computer to the computer your are using. The opposite of upload.
Dynamic Site
The term dynamic is defined as constant change. Dynamic, as it relates to web design and development, refers to the
way in which content, images, or any other variable is placed into a website. Typically, a web based language is used,
such as PHP, to retrieve information from a database. An example of a dynamic website would be an e-commerce website or
a site with a content management system. Click here to read accompanying article.
FTP
(File Transfer Protocol) A very common method of
moving files between two Internet sites. FTP is a way to login to
another Internet site for the purposes of retrieving and/or sending
files. A web designer/developer will login to a server, and FTP
files from his computer, to the server, making them viewable on
the world wide web.
Host
Any computer on a network that is a repository
for services available to other computers on the network. A client
will receive data from a host.
HTML
The coding language commonly used to create Hypertext documents for use on the World Wide Web. The "hyper"
in Hypertext comes from the fact that in HTML you can specify that a block of text, or an image, is linked to another
file on the Internet. HTML files are meant to be viewed using a "Web Browser".
HTTP
(HyperText Transfer Protocol) The protocol for moving
hypertext files across the Internet. Requires a HTTP client program
on one end, and an HTTP server program on the other end. HTTP is
the most important protocol used in the World Wide Web (WWW).
IP Number<br />
(Internet Protocol Number) Every machine that is
on the Internet has a unique IP number - if a machine does not have
an IP number, it is not really on the Internet.
ISP
(Internet Service Provider) An institution that
provides access to the Internet in some form, usually for money.
Server
A computer, or a software package, that provides a specific kind of service to client software
running on other computers. The term can refer to a particular piece of software,
such as a WWW server, or to the machine on which the software is running.
Static Site
Static, unlike its dynamic counterpart, stays constant. The text, images, and other variables are placed into the HTML.
This type of site does not require a database or dynamic web programming languages. Click here to read accompanying article.
Upload
Transferring data (usually a file) from a the computer
you are using to another computer. The opposite of download.
URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) The term URL is basically
synonymous with URI. URI has replaced URL in technical specifications.
WWW
World Wide Web (or simply Web for short) is a term
frequently used (incorrectly) when referring to "The Internet".
