Appendix 1 - Web Dictionary

Browser A computer program that allows you to view web pages - offline or online.

  Netscape and Internet Explorer are the most popular Internet browsers.

Buttons A small outlined area on a web page that you can click to make something

  happen. Buttons are often used to submit information, process a form, or

  any other interactive tool.

Chat Room Internet-based program that allows people to communicate live. You can

add your own chat room to your web site using Bravenet.com free services.

Community To create a community on a web site means to allow people express their

opinions and share their problems through tools such as forum, chat room,

newsletter, discussion lists etc.

Counter Also known as "hit counter", it stands for the number of objects requested

by visitors. Most common objects "counted" are web pages and images on

it. A hit counter does not count the number of people coming to your web

site. Unique visitor counter does.

Default If you do not specify a setting for some object, it automatically assigns a

setting or a value to it. For example, if you don't specify the width of a table

on your web page, it will be automatically assigned "100%". Or if you don't

specify the size of a border around your image, it will automatically put a

border of size 1.

Directory A special kind of a folder that contains files and other folders on a computer

system. You can organize your web site into several directories, for

example, by creating a special folder to place all your images in and putting

all your text documents in another.

Domain Name A part of a web site address. For example, in http://www.helpingfoot.com,

the domain name is helpingfoot.com.

Domain Transfer Arranging for a new host to point to your domain name. You can also askyour new hosting company to actually host your web site by transferring all

your files to their web servers.

Download To download means to copy a file - image, computer program, movie - from

remote computer to your computer. When you purchased this book, you had

to download it first to be able to read it.

Download Time The time it takes to download a program, a web page or any other computer file. Download time of your web page should be under 10 seconds,

otherwise your visitors will leave without seeing it.

E-commerce An ability of a web site to accept and process orders. For helpful information on e-commerce, please, visit

http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/e/electronic_commerce.html.

E-mail Address Electronic address that allows people to communicate through the network of computer systems.

Execute Perform an action or "run" a program. Executable programs can be clicked

on to start performing whatever action they were programmed to do.

Extension The end of a filename. Usually it is the last 3 or 4 letters of a filename that

indicate what type of file it is. For example, setup.exe tells you that it is an

executable file, index.html tells you that it is an Internet page and can be

viewed from a browser.

Form A document that needs to be filled out. Forms are used on web sites to

allow visitors submit information, feedback or questions. You can get your

own form at http://www.helpingfoot.com/mailform.html

Forum A special message board that allows web site visitors to post their

questions, answers and suggestions. You can set up your own forum

through Bravenet.com.

Frames Frames split a browser's window in several parts. They are often used to

have one section of a web site visible at all times, even when you scroll.

Beginners should not try to create frames on their web sites, because they

are very tricky and can confuse you in no time.

FTP Stands for File Transfer Protocol. You will use it to send your files to the web

server. WS_FTP LE is the tool I use for this book.

Home Page The first web page of a web site.

Host A computer that can be accessed by a user from a different location. A web

server is a host where you will store your web site files.

HTML Short for HyperText Markup Language, it is a language used to create

documents for the Web. It uses tags to define property of text, images, and

documents.

HTML Source See Source Code.

Image Any graphic used on your web site - picture, clipart, logo, etc.

Image Editor A computer program that allows you to create and modify images. An

example of image editor is PaintShop Pro and Adobe Photoshop.

Index.html This should be the name of your main web site file. If you name it anything

else, instead of your web page, you will see a list of all files in your web

directory.

Install To install a program means to make it function on your computer and

perform tasks which it was programmed to perform. Installation usually

requires executing a program.

Interactive Tools Features on your web site that allow visitors enter information, play a game, answer a question, share an opinion or do something that is more than just

browsing it.

Internet Address See URL.

Internet Explorer The most popular Internet browser.

A company that provides access to Internet. It gives you a user name, a

password and a phone number to dial. If you have a modem in your

computer system, you will then be able to access the Internet.

ISP See Internet Service Provider

Launch Same as "start".

Link Text or graphic that can be clicked on to get to another Web document. Also

known as hyperlink.

Mailing List A list of e-mail addresses that you can collect by putting a special form on

your web site. When you send a message to your mailing list, everyone

receives it by the click of a "send" button.

Merchant Account You need to have a merchant account to be able to accept payments from

your customers. Many online companies offer you free merchant accounts

today. Clickbank.com and iBill.com are some of them. However they do

require a transaction fee when an order is placed.

Modem A piece of equipment inside your computer (or attached to it) that allows you

to dial a phone number and access Internet.

Name Servers A program that translates names from one form into another. For example,

the Internet relies on Domain Name Servers (DNS) that translate domain

names into IP addresses.

Navigation A carefully thought out menu system that allows people to find documents

on your web site.

A program package that contains Composer (for designing a web page), a

Navigator (for viewing web pages) and other Internet tools.

A Web Editor we will use to create a web page.

Password Protection

Ability of a web site to restrict access only to those visitors who know the

password. It is used for private sites, member-only sites and for security

reasons. Password protection tool is available from Bravenet.com free of

charge.

Pop-up Window A window that suddenly appears on your screen. It is usually smaller than

other open windows and wants your immediate attention. Most of the

pop-up windows today, though, are used to get your attention to an

advertisement.

Real-time Credit Card Processing

A system that allows immediate processing of your online customers' credit

cards.

Reload To reload a web page means to update it to reflect changes. You need to

reload (or refresh) a web page after you make changes to it and upload to

your web server.

Search Engines A program on the Internet that searches documents to find a word or a

phrase you specify. Examples of Search Engines are AltaVista and

WebCrawler.

Secure Server A web server that encrypts information and transactions to protect them

from someone else seeing them and abusing or taking advantage of such

information.

Shopping Cart A web page that allows visitors make online purchases through searching

or browsing, and submitting payment through a secure system. The

difference between a shopping cart and other e-commerce systems is that

a customer can purchase more than one items from your store in the same

transaction.

Site Map Table of contents of a web site. You can use it if you have over 10 pages, to

make it easy for people to see what your site offers.

Site Search A special web tool that your visitors can use to find information or a product

on your web site. Atomz.com offers such tool free of charge.

Source Code HTML code behind any web page.

Store Front See Shopping Cart.

Text Editor Any computer program that allows you to create, modify and save a text

document. You need a text editor for working with HTML code behind your

web pages.

Traffic Number of people coming to a web site. The more traffic, the better. You

can find out how much traffic your web site gets by viewing and analyzing

the log files on your web server.

Upload To upload means to transfer files from one computer to another. You will

upload the files you created for your web site, to your web server. Until you

upload all the files, your web site will not be accessible from the Web.

URL Address of a web site. URL usually starts with "http://www." Example of a

URL is "http://www.helpingfoot.com".

Web Hosting Company

A company that provides a physical location for storing web sites. Many web

hosting companies extend their services to free web tools and utilities.

Web Page Any document you see on the Internet, that contains text, images and links

to other web pages.

Web Page Editor A computer program that allows you to create web pages visually. You can

add text, pictures, links, tables and other objects to your web page by the

click of a button. No HTML skills is necessary. An example of a such a web

editor is Netscape Composer.

Web Server A remote computer that allows people to store web sites. A web hosting

company gives you its address, user name and a password to access it at

any time. You need to access a web server to upload your site's files to the Web.

Web Site A collection of web pages that belongs to one company, organization, or

person.

Web Tools See Interactive Tools.