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| Linear or Sequential | Users view pages one at a time. Arranged in chronological alphabetical order or series order. |
| Random Access or Webbed | Allows users to jump to any page on the web site. Use when order is not important. |
| Hierarchical | Looks like a family tree or chain of command. Best way to organize large amounts of information with categories and subcategories. |
| Web development tools | Tools that make web page development easier and more productive. |
| HTML/XHTML Editor | Editors that are for writing, saving, and editing tags used to create web page files. |
| Host Computer | Stores web page files. Sends webpage files via the internet upon users request. Also known as a web server. |
| CSS | Defines how to display HTML elements. Allows changing every page in a web site by just editing on style sheet. Site can be consistent in the look and feel. |
| Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 | WYSIWYG web authoring tool. Made by Macromedia. |
| Microsoft Expression Web 2 | WYSIWYG Replaces Microsoft FrontPage |
| Home/Index Page | Introduces the web site and communicates the purpose of the website. Serves as an index for the web site. |
| Splash Page | Provides information that is needed only once per visit to the site. May be used as a promotion of lead-in to the site home page. |
| W3C | Organization that developes rules and consistency in web design. Working to make the web accessible to all users. |
| Web standards | Basic set of rules for authoring and scripting languages used to make web pages. |
| HTML | HyperTex Markup Language. First and primary language for developing websites. Uses codes or tags to instruct the bowser how to display text and images. |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language. Describes data types to facilitate data processing. Designed to carry data not display it. Database language. |
| XHTML | Extensible HyperText Markup Language. Combination of XML and HTML. Aimed to replace HTML as sominate authoring language. Code is cleaner and can disply data as author intended. |
| Java Applets | Short programs written in Java code. Added to basic HTML code to add multimedia to add interest to the page. |
| Java Script | Scripting language that allows the createion and executiion procedures within a web page. Does not require plug ins. |
| Web Authoring Software | Software designed to author and manage websites. |
| Sell | Websites that are designed to sell products or services. |
| Inform | Website built to inform and educate. |
| Entertain | Sites build to entertain. Facebook, youtube. |
| Hybrid site | Website that has more than one function. |
