General Web, Html, And Css Terms

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Browser

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The program used by a visitor of a website to view the website.

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DNS

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Short for Domain Name Service. Converts IP addresses into domain names.

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Domain

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The name by which a website is identified.

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FTP

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Short for File Transfer Protocol. A robust method for transferring files between computers.

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Google Analytics

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A service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic.

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HTTP

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Short for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A set of rules for transferring hypertext requests between a browser and server.

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HTTPS

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HTTP over SSL (Secure Socket Layer). HTTPS rules over a secure and encrypted connection.

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Internet

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The global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information.

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IP address

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A unique string of characters identifying each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.

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ISP

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Short for Internet Service Provider. A company that provides access to the Internet and services such as site building and virtual hosting.

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Javascript

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An object-oriented language used to create interactive effects within web browsers.

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Login name

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The unique set of characters identifying a single user of a shared network.

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PHP

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An HTML-embedded scripting language used to write facets of web pages.

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SEO

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Search engine optimization, the process which determines the visibility of a website in the results of a search engine

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Storyboard

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An outline of the design approach of a website, defining the elements needed for each page and the navigational architecture and information flow between pages.

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Top-level domain

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The last segment of a domain name. Refers to a domain at the highest level in the DNS.

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Web publishing

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The creation of a web site and its placement on a server.

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Web server

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A computer with software installed and networking capabilities that allow it to host web sites and pages.

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Web page

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A single document meant to be viewed in a web browser.

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Website

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A group of interlinked web pages.

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Class selector

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In CSS, a name preceded by a full stop (“.”)

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CSS

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Short for Cascading Style Sheets. Used to define the look and feel of a website outside of the actual HTML files.

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Div element

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Defines a division or section in an HTML document, used to group block elements to format them with CSS.

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Doctype

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Specifies which version of HTML is used in a document.

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Embedded style sheet

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CSS style written into the head of an XHTML document. Only affects Index.htmlelements on a specific page, rather than site-wide. Overrides CSS styles.

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HTML

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Short for Hypertext Markup Language. The primary language used to write web pages.

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External style sheet

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CSS document written in a separate, external document. Can be linked to by multiple HTML files.

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HTML tag

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Also known as an element. The piece of HTML code that describes how a particular section of the web page is formatted.

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ID selector

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In CSS, a name preceded by a hash character (“#”)

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Index.html

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The default file name for a Web site’s home page.

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Style rule

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Also known as CSS rule, defines the format of CSS elements.

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Type selector

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Within CSS, selects all elements of a certain type, with a particular node name in a single document.