Web Glossary

Content

The part of your web site that actually provides useful information or entertainment for your visitors.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets. A method of web design where the information that controls the appearance of your site is kept in a separate file from the files which contain the content. This allows changing the appearance of all the pages in a site from a single point.

Data Base

A file management system.

Domain Name

The Internet Address of a site. Also called a URL (Universal Resource Locator.) Example www.yoursite.com

Dynamic Web Site

A site where the information contained in the various pages is kept in a data base on the server and used to create specific pages at the time they are called for by the visitor.

This type of web site is typically updated with new content by the site owners and users via a menu system, eliminating the need for to pay programmers for content changes.

See Static Web Site

Host

A company that rents space on servers for the purpose of displaying web sites on the Internet.

HTML

The computer language web sites are written in.

Internet

An network of hosts which is interconnected across most of the globe and is used to transmit files which include web sites, voice communication, and e-mail. Also called the World Wide Web, (WWW).

IP Number

The numeric address of a computer connected to the internet. IP Numbers consist of 4 groups of numbers, each in the range of 0 – 255, and separated by a period. Example 122.219.66.177.

Modular Design

A system of computer program design where commonly used parts are standard modules. This method increases reliability and makes it possible to implement changes across an entire web site by changing one file.

MySQL

The Data Base most commonly used to build dynamic web sites.

Page Shell

And empty page in a modular design web site.

PHP

A programming language used to create web sites.

Server

A computer used to serve up files when requested buy other computers. A company which rents space on servers for the purpose of displaying a web site on the internet is called a Host.

Static Web Site

A web site in which all the pages, including their content, are written in code stored in a file.

This type of site requires a web programmer to create and upload new content.

See Dynamic Site.

URL

Universal Resource Locator, abbreviated as URL. An Internet address. Also called a Domain Name. Example www.yoursite.com

Web Site

One or more pages of information presented on the internet, located by a URL.

Web Page

One page of information presented on the internet, typically part of a web site.

World Wide Web

An network of hosts which is interconnected across most of the globe and is used to transmit files which include web sites, voice communication, and e-mail. Abbreviated as WWW. Also called the Internet.