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| angle brackets | the character (< >) that set HTML tags off from the rest of the text on an HTML page. These two symbols enclose all HTML tags. |
| attributes | Words with a specified meaning in HTML that are used in a tag to provide additional information about HTML elements. They are used, for example, to indicate the file name and location (URL) of an image or to give an HTML element a name that when referenced in a style sheet can place the element in a location on the page, give its demension, or change its color. |
| browser | a software application that allows a user to interact with text, images, videos, music, and other digital informaiton. |
| Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | Code that specifies the visual look of web pages. This simplifies the process of making the page and allows the designer many options for the look of the page. |
| client-side scripts | Scripts run on the web browser, usually in JavaScript. These scripts can be used to make interactive websites. Examples of client-side scripts include dynamic hiding and showing of content, tabbed content, animated text, image swapping, rollovers, and form validation. |
| cloud computing | Relying on web applications for services powered by many geogrpahically distributed computers. Cloud computing ensures both the reliability of web services and the safety of data stored on the web. |
| dot-com crash | The end of the "dot-com bubble," which lasted from 1995 to 2001. The dot-com bubble was when the Internet economy rapidly expanded because of its newness. Investors placed lots of money on the potential of the new companies, causing them to be overvalued. A series of changes in the law and economics led to this false economy crashing, and by 2002 the value of the technology market had decreased by $5 trillion. |
| e-commerce | Electronic commerce, which is the buying and selling of products or services over the Internet or through a network. |
| element | A section in an HTML document. Elements can be objects such as paragrahps, lists, and lines in HTML. An element is usually set off from the rest of the document by a beginning and an ending tag, but it may just have a beginning tag. |
| empty element | An HTML object that does not have textual content; for example, <img/>, <br/>, or <hr/> |
| FTP (File Transfer Protocol) | A commonly used protocol that transfers data from one computer to another over the Internet or through a network. |
| hit | A website traffic statistic generated everytime a file is served. |
| HTML | An acronym for Hpertext Markup Language. It is the programming language used to create the content on web pages. The markup language tells the web browser where and how to display the different elements on the page. |
| hyperlink | A reference or navigation element in a document that can be clicked on to reach other related information. |
| hypertext | "Hot" or active areas on a web page that present other, related information when the user clicks or hovers on them. |
| intranet | A private computer network that uses Internet Protocol to securely share any part of an organization's network within the organization. |
| markup language | A set of annotations that define the processing and presentation of text. Markup language uses code in a syntax called tags to describe the formatting of a text file. HTML is an example of a common markup language. |
| meta elements | Information about the data on a web page, such as descriptions and keywords about the page that are not visible when the page is displayed in a browser. |
| mobile app | An application written to be run on a mobile divice. |
| mobile browser | A web browser designed for use on a mobile divece such as a mobile phone or a PDA. |
| mobile development | The development of mobiel software applications designed to run on mobile-based devices such as smartphones, PDAs, and handheld computers. This differs from mobile websites, which are websites developed to be seen on a mobile phone, in a mobile web browser. |
| page ranking | A tool that determines the popularity of a website. A web page's popularity rating is based on many factors, such as number of hits, number of other sites that link to the page, structure of content on the page, and how the page is coded. |
| protocol | A standardized method by which data and/or documents are transferred. |
| purpose statement | A written explanation of what a website has been created for. Usually this will appear on a page called "About" or "About Us." |
| source code | The HTML (text) version of a web page |
| tags | The building blocks of HTML. Each tag is a predefined word or abbrevation that tells how the elements on the page should be displayed. |
