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TerminologyAbsolute
linking--Linking
to files that other people have created
Anchor--The
tag used to create a link.
Anchor text--The
highlighted part of the tag that the reader clicks on to activate the hypertext
link.
Animated
gif--A
type of graphic involving images that play over and over, making them appear to
be moving.
Body
documents--The
Web pages that are formatted using the <BODY>..</BODY> tags. Browser--A
program that allows you to view Web documents.
Container tags--Tags
that need to be turned on and off.
Definition
lists--Used
for glossaries or other situations where terms are followed by longer blocks of
text. Downloading--The
process of saving a file from the Internet to your computer.
Elastic frames--A
frame that enlarges or gets smaller depending on how much room is left in the
window.
Empty tags--Tags
that are used by themselves and that do not need to be turned off.
Frameset documents--Contain information necessary for the browser to determine what kind of frame structure to use when dividing the window.Framing--Dividing
a single browser window into multiple windows for separate document viewing.
GIF file--Short
for Graphics Interchange Format a type of graphics file use for clip art and
other images.
Graphics--Photos,
clip art, and other images that can make your Web page more interesting.
Hexadecimal format--Method
of combining letters and numbers to create colors on web pages
Home page--The
first screen you see when your browser starts; the first page (index.htm or
default.htm) of a web site.
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)--Language
and syntax for designing and creating documents for the WWW Hyperlink--Allows
the reader to change from one document to another
Internet--A
worldwide collection of networks
JPEG file--Short
for Joint Photographic Expert Group, a graphics file used mainly for photos.
Line break--Equal
to pressing the ENTER key
Network--Group
of computers that can share and exchange information
Ordered list--Numbered
list for giving instructions that need to be performed in a certain order.
Relative linking--Linking
to other files. The files are
usually located in the same directory or on the same server.
Source Code--Text
used to create Web pages
Structural tags--Allow
the browser to display the document information in the form of a Web page.
Style tags--Used
to change the way your text looks.
Tags--Codes
used in creating HTML documents
Text file--Document
that contains only letters, numbers and symbols
Toggle--To
switch back and forth or turn a feature on and off
Unordered list--Bulleted
lists used when items do not need to be in any particular order
Uploading--Process
of saving a file from your computer to the Internet
URL--Short
for Uniform Resource Locator. The
address of a Web page.
Webmaster--The
person in charge of creating and maintaining Web pages.
Web pages--HTML
documents.
Web server--A
computer that stores Web pages and makes them available on the Internet.
World Wide Web--A
huge collection of text, image, audio, and video data that is scattered across
computers and networks around the world.
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