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Web Page Design Terms - CAII

Terms and definitions from the NCSDPI curriculum for Computer Applications II

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AnchorThe linking of copy or graphics to related material in a computer file
Animated GIFMoving graphic
ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Exchange; code representing characters in a computer
BodyThe main portion of text or information
BrowserProgram that allows a user to navigate the Internet; type in the URL to locate a site
DebuggingFinding out and correcting errors in a computer program
DownloadTransfer data from another computer to your computer
FormatLayout of information
FTPMethod used to transfer files and data from one computer to another on the Internet
GIFType of graphics file format; Graphic Interchange Format
GraphicPicture or drawing
Hierarchical Web SiteDisplays web pages in a tree-like structure
Home PagePrimary page of a web site
HTMLHyperText Markup Language; the language of the Internet that uses tags or commands to instruct web browsers how to display documents and graphics on the web
HTTPHyperText Transfer Protocol; the communications instructions used to connect to WWW sites across the Internet
HyperlinkText or graphical connection between related web pages or other sites on the Internet
JPEGJoint Photographic Expert Format Group; graphics file format
Linear Web SiteDisplays web pages in a straight format
Narrow Web SiteHome page is indexed; must return to the home page to get to other pages
Ordered ListNumbered List
RGB Color CodeRed-Green-Blue; colors defined in a combination of these three colors
TagUsed by HTML coding to surround commands
UploadTransfer data from your computer to a remote location
URLUniform Resource Locator; web address
Web PageA multimedia file stored on a web server
Web ServerSpecial computer that contains web pages that web users can access
Web SiteA collection of web pages
Webbed Web SiteNo set structure; good for information that doesn't have to be read in a particular order
White SpaceThe area of empty space on a page
WWWWorld Wide Web


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