Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Chapter A

Dreamweaver Basics

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web sitea group of related Web pages that are linked together and share a common interface and design
browsera program such as Microsoft Internet Explorer that lets you display HTML-developed Web pages
Files panelcontains a list of all the folders and files in a Web site
home pagethe first page that viewers will see when they visit a web page
navigation structurethe way viewers navigate from page to page in your Web site
document windowthe large white area in the Dreamweaver program window where you create and edit Web pages
menu bara bar across the top of the program window that is located under the program title bar and lists the names of the menus that contain commands
property inspectorlets you view and change the properties of a selected object
status bara bar that appears at the bottom of the Dreamweaver or Fireworks document window. The left end shows the tag selector and the right end displays the window size and estimated download time for the page displayed
debuggingcorrecting errors
child pagea page at a lower level in a Web hierarchy
code viewa Web page view that shows a full screen with the HTML code for the page
code and design viewsa Web page view that is a combination of Code View and Design View
design viewThe view that shows a full-screen layout and is primarily used when designing and creating a Web page
document toolbara toolbar that contains buttons for changing the current Web page view, previewing and debugging Web pages, and managing files
download timethe time it takes to transfer a file to another computer
Enable Cachea setting to direct the computer system to use space on the hard drive as temporary memory, or cache, while you are working in Dreamweaver
external linkslinks that connect to web pages in other web sites
flash button objectsflash graphic and text objects that you can insert onto a Web page without having the Flash program installed
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)the process of uploading and downloading files to and from a remote site
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)the language Web developers use to create Web pages
hyperlinksgraphic or text elements on a Web page that users click to display another location on the page, another page on the same site, or a page on a different Web site
image mapa graphic that has one or more hotspots defined on it that, when clicked, serve as a link that will take the viewer to another location
internal linkslinks to Web pages within the same Web site
ISP (Internet Service Provider)a service to which you subscribe to be able to connect to the Internet with your computer
JavaScripta web-scripting code that interacts with HTML code to create dynamic content, such as rollovers or interactive forms
JPEG file (Joint Photographic Experts Group file)a type of file format used for images that appear on Web pages
panel groupsgroups of panes such as Desing, Code Application, and Files that are displayed through the Window menu
panelsindividual windows in Dreamweaver that display information on a particular topic, such as Answers or History
parent pagea page at a higher level in a Web hierarchy that links to other pages on a lower level
remote servera Web server that hosts Web sites and is not directly connected to the computer housing the local site
site mapa graphical representation of how Web pages relate to each other within a Web site
standard toolbara Windows toolbar that contains icons for some frequently used commands on the File and Edit menus
storyboardA small sketch that represents each page in a Web site. It shosw the relationship of each page to the other pages in the site
uploadthe process of transferring files from a local drive to a Web server
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)an address that determines a route on the Internet or to a Web page
Web servera computer dedicated to hosting Web sites that is connected to the Internet and configured with software to handle requests from browsers



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