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| Bandwidth | How much stuff you can send through a connection. Usually measured in bits-per-second (bps.) |
| Browser | Software on your computer that allows you to view web pages. (e.g.- Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator) |
| CGI | (Common Gateway Interface) A set of rules that describe how a Web Server communicates with another piece of software on the same machine, and how the other piece of software. |
| CSS | (Cascading Style Sheet) A standard for specifying the appearance of text and other elements. By changing that single specification the look of a large number of documents can be easily changed. |
| DHTML | (Dynamic HyperText Markup Language) DHTML refers to web pages that use a combination of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS to create features such as letting the user drag items around on the web page, some simple kinds of animation, and many more. |
| DNS | (Domain Name System) The Domain Name System is the system that translates Internet domain names into IP numbers. |
| Domain Name | The name of a website usually followed by .com. |
| Download | Transferring data (usually a file) from another computer to the computer you are using. The opposite of upload. |
| Editor | A software application used for writing or editing HTML documents. |
| FTP | (File Transfer Protocol) A very common method of moving files between two Internet sites. |
| GIF | A file format for drawn images/graphics and some scanned images. |
| Home Page | The first page of a website, a.k.a. entry page. |
| HyperText Markup Language (HTML) | The "language" or code webpages are written in. |
| HTML Tag | A tag is a basic element of the languages used to create web pages (HTML) and similar languages such as XML. |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider (the server), examples: AOL, Meritel, and WVI. |
| JavaScript | A programming language that is mostly used in web pages, usually to add features that make the web page more interactive. |
| JPEG | A file format for photographic images. |
| Link (or Hyperlink) | Text or image that is "clickable" that leads to another page. |
| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) | The "address" of a web page. Example http://www.google.com |
| Upload | Put files onto a server from your computer. Opposite of Download. |
| Web page | A document designed for viewing in a web browser. Typically written in HTML. A web site is made of one or more web pages. |
