| Term |
Definition |
| Bookmark |
Web page address (URL) saved in your
Web browser for convenient retrieval |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol; service that
allows you to transfer files over the Internet |
Home
page |
Starting page of a Web site; usually
the first page people see when they visit a Web site; not the same as a Web browser
home page which can be any Web page you want to display each time you open the browser |
| HTML |
HyperText Markup Language; standard
coding language for creating Web pages; a Web browser interprets HTML code to display a
Web page properly |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transport Protocol; standard
set of rules a Web browser follows to retrieve information such as a Web page |
| Hyperlink |
aka hypertext link or link;
text or graphic with special HTML coding that points to another Web page or another part
of the current Web page; primary type of Web navigation |
| Internet |
Global computer network connecting
millions of computers and enabling world-wide communication via TCP/IP |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider; company that
provides services such as Internet access, Web site hosting, and email accounts |
Search
engine |
Web site devoted to providing users
with the ability to search for web pages by keywords; search engine also refers to
the software that facilitates the search; each search engine has its own database of web
sites; examples of search engines include Yahoo! and AltaVista |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol; software for transmitting data over the Internet |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator; Web page
address such as http://www.amazon.com; includes the
protocol (http://) for accessing a Web page |
Web
browser |
Software, such as Netscape Navigator
and Microsoft Internet Explorer, that retrieves and displays Web pages |
| Web page |
aka HTML page; single HTML
document on the World Wide Web; each Web page has a specific address (URL) |
Web
server |
Software that routes requests for Web
pages from one computer to another; also refers to the computer on which server software
runs; usually maintained by an ISP |
| Web site |
Collection of Web pages including a
home page; usually connected by hyperlinks |
World
Wide Web |
Internet service made up of HTML
documents, such as Web pages, including graphics and hyperlinks; uses HTTP to communicate
with Web servers and Web browsers |
