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| Internet | a large, worldwide collection of computer networks that are connected to each other |
| network | two or more computers connected to one another |
| server | the network's central computer |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| Web page | an electronic document of information on the Web |
| Web site | a related set of Web pages available from the Web server |
| hyperlinks | will connect you to related information |
| Web browser | the software program that requests, retrieves, interprets, and displays the content of a Web page |
| portability | the ability of software to run on many computers |
| hypertext Markup Language | HTML |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| Home Page | the first page that opens for a Web site |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| domain name | an IP address that uses names instead of numbers |
| pathname | folder name, filename, and html |
| dynamic web page | created based on data entered by the user |
| tags | codes that the browser interprets when displaying a page |
| opening tag | tells the browser to turn on a particular feature |
| closing tag | tells the browser to stop applying the feature |
| nested tags | tags within tags |
| font | a set of letters, numbers, and symbols distinguished by their typeface, point size, and style |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics |
| JPG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| Indexing | the process of listing a Web site in search engines |
| Index | a databse that Web users search to find specific Web sites |
| META tag | an HTML tag that includes text which identifies how the site is added to an index |
