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| computer virus | a piece of computer code that can replicate itself and cause the system to fail by using up all the memory and destroying programs on a computer. |
| cookie | a well-known mechanism for storing information about an Internet user on their own computer. If a web site stores information about a person in a cookie that he doesn’t know about, it can be considered a form of spyware. |
| District Web Page Server | This is the computer(s) where the District Internet Web Pages are stored. |
| internet | is a large confederation of networks around the world. The networks that make it up are connected through several backbone networks. The Internet grew out of the U.S. Government ARPA net project and is specifically designed to have no central governing authority or “root” node. |
| Okaloosa Metropolitan Area Network (OMAN) | a Wide Area Network that serves as our gateway to the Internet. Any school linked to it will also have access via cable to the Internet. |
| Online documents | These are documents that are found on web pages and in files on the Internet. |
| removable media | cartridge and disc-based storage devices which can be used to easily move data between computers. Floppy disks, compact discs and flash memory cards are examples. The term can also apply to hot swappable or hot-pluggable external storage devices, such as USB flash drives (also known as "key drives", 'jump drives," or "memory keys") and FireWire external hard drives. |
| spam | unsolicited email on the Internet. From the sender's point-of-view, it is a form |
| Acceptable uses of the internet | activities which support learning, collaborative work, and teaching |
| Parents | have the right at any time to request to see the contents of their student’s computer files. |
| download/upload | Download means to transfer information to your computer over a network or via modem. Upload means to send information from your computer to another computer. |
| HTML | Stands for Hypertext Markup Language; HTML is the language of the web. HTML is a set of tags that are used to define the content, layout and the formatting of the web document. Web browsers use the HTML tags to define how to display the text. |
| tags | Code to identify the different parts of a document so that a web browser will know how to display it. |
| attributes | Provides additional information about HTML elements. (ex: name=”value”) |
| web server | A server is a computer that delivers services or information to other computers. In web terms: A server that delivers web content to web browsers. |
| web client | A software program used to access web pages. Sometimes the same as a Web Browser, but often used as a broader term. |
| ARPANet | Advanced Research Projects Agency Network; The experimental network tested in the 1970’s which started the development of the internet. |
| web site | A collection of related web pages belonging to a company or an individual. |
| web page | A document (normally an HTML file) designed to be distributed over the web. |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator; A web address. The standard way to address web documents on the internet. |
| WWW | A global network of computers using the internet to exchange web documents. |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium; The organization responsible for managing standards for the WWW. |
| HTTP | Hyper Text Transfer Protocol; The standard set of rules for sending text files across the Internet. It requires an HTTP client program at one end, and an HTTP server at the other end. |
| HTTPS | Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure; Same as HTTP but provides secure Internet communication using SSL. |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol; One of the most common methods for sending files between two computers. |
| web browser | A software program used to display web pages. |
| Absolute path | The precise location of a file on a computer, expressed in relation to the folder structure of the computer. |
| Anchor element | An element that marks a specific location within a document. |
| File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | A protocol used to transfer files rapidly over the Internet. |
| Hierarchical structure | A Web site structure in which pages are linked going from the most general page down to more specific pages |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) | The protocol used by Web browsers and Web servers to communicate with one another. |
| Linear structure | A Web site structure in which each page is linked with the pages that precede and follow it. |
| link | Elements in a hypertext document that allow you to jump from one location in the document to another |
| path | The location of a file on a computer. |
| Protocol | A set of rules that define how information is exchanged between two devices. |
| Relative path | The location of a file on a computer, expressed in relation to the location of the current document. |
| Storyboard | A diagram of a Web site’s structure. |
| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) | The precise location of a resource on the Internet. |
| XHTML | Extensible Hypertext Markup Language separates content from data; stricter, cleaner version of HTML |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language designed to carry data, not display data; you define your own tags |
| element | a distinct object in the document, like a paragraph, heading, or page title |
| tag | marks each element in a document; html code that creates an object/element |
| two-sided tag | tag that contains document content |
| one-sided tag/empty element | tag that contains no content; opens and closes in same tag |
| <html> tag | marks the start of an html document |
| </html> tag | tells a browser when it has reached the end of the html document |
| head section | contains information about the html document; not displayed in the Web page; Web browsers use the information in the <head> section |
| body section | contains all of the content to be displayed in the Web page; placed after the </head> tag |
| nesting | placing one element within another |
| white space | blank spaces, tabs, and line breaks within an html file |
| lists | present information in an easy-to-read format |
| ordered list | items appear in a sequential order |
| unordered list | items do not need to appear in any special order |
| definition list | contains a list of definition terms, each followed by a definition description |
| nested list | a list within a list |
| character formatting elements | used to specify either the logical meaning or physical appearance of marked text without causing a paragraph break |
| deprecated | obsolete; no longer in use; out of date |
