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| attributes | extra seeting available in most HTML tags that allow you to add to or change a tag's default features |
| body section | web page section, enclosed in … tags, that contains the page content, such as heading and paragraph elements |
| description | meta tag that allows more detail about the page content |
| DHTML | dynamic hypertext markup language, a web technology that enablesa web page to react to user input without sending requests to the web server |
| domain name | unique name chosen by the site owner representing a group of computers at the same address |
| extension specific | a characteristic of some fiel transfer programs, which require that files transferred have specific file extensions |
| file transfer protocol (FTP) | one of the most common methods of transferring files to a server, usually using an FTP client program. |
| freeware | software that you can dowload from the internet without charge |
| FTP client | a program that allows user to transfer files to a server without using command-line instructions |
| FTP commander | an FTP client program created by InternetSoft that lets you transfere files between a local computer and a web server |
| head section | contains identifying and descriptive information |
| hyperlinks | links or specially formatted text or graphics user click to move from one file to another on the World Wide Web |
| hypertext transfer protocol | http:// |
| hyptertext transfer protocol secure | https:// |
| import | to bring in web page content from another location, such as a word processing document |
| internet protocol address | IP address or four-part numeric address that make it possible for web user to find site information |
| keywords | meta tag that allows the ability to list words the user might type into the search engine |
| last part of url | directory, file name, extension |
| mark up | add HTML tags to source code so pages can be viewed using a browser |
| meta tags | add information that helps search engines identify and describe page content |
| nested tags | in web page code, tags that are fully contained within another tag |
| open tags | tags with no closing counterparts |
| page title | appears in the title bar at the top of the browser window |
| paragraph tag set | … or paragraph tag that marks paragraph text within a body of an HTML document |
| protocol | standardized format for sending and receiving data |
| scripts | lists of commands that run automatically on the web page to provide extra information |
| search box | blank area within search engine to type phrases or words looking for |
| search engine | web-based program that helps you locate information on the web. |
| secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) | a method of transferring files to a server that also includes encryption for addition security |
| stacked tags | tags that are closed before the next tag begins or are opened after the previous tag has ended |
| storyboarding | creating a rough sketch showing the desired appearance of your final web page |
| tags | allow you to describe how you want each of yoru Web page elements to appear in browsers |
| top level domain | domain name's suffix representing a top=level domain such as: .com, .edu, .gov, .org, .net, .us, etc. |
| upload | transfer such as files to a web server |
| url | uniform resource locator or exact internet address of a web file |
| user ID | a unique identifying number assigned to a server user by a system administrator that, along with a password, grants the server user permission to trasfer files to that server |
| web browser | a software program installed on your computer that allowes you to veiw web pages. Internet Explorer or Firefox |
| web page | a Web document or single text fiel that has been marked up with HTML tags so it is viewable on any operating system using any browser |
| web server | server or computer that is connected to the Internet and accessible to anyone with an internet connection and a browser. Each server has own 4 part numeric address (IP) |
| web server name | machine name assigned by server administrator and can be most any combo of characters, but is most often "www" |
| web site | collection of related web pages and other files housed in the same directory on a web server. Pages connected by hyperlinks |
| world wide web consortium | W3C or independent industry consortium that develops common protocols and sets new web standards to promote WWW evolution |
| write access | permission to transfer fiels to a server |
| XML | extensible markup language or language used to deliver reusable data from many databases and multiple platforms in a clear format |
