CIW(Web Design) Chapter 1

Metalanguage

A language used for defining other languages.

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

A markup language that describes document content instead of adding structure or formatting to document content. A simplified version of SGML.

Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)

A metalanguage used to create other languages, including HTML and XHTML

Graphical User Interface

A program that provides visual navigation with menus and screen icons, and performs automated functions when user click command buttons.

Multipurpose Internet Main Extensions (MIME)

A protocol that enables operating systems to map file name extensions to corresponding applications . Also used by applications to automatically process files downloaded from the internet

Trouble Ticket

A record of a problem related to a service provided by an ISP or cloud service provider. Used to record receipt of a complaint and track resolution of the problem.

Markup language

A series of commands used to format, organize and describe information on a web page.

Document Type Definition(DTD)

A set of rules contained in a simple text file that defines the structure, syntax and vocabulary as it relates to tags and attributes for a corresponding document

Cascading Style Sheets(CSS)

A technology that allows greater style definition and formatting control of HTML elements. Formatting can be placed within the HTML or called remotely from an external style sheet.

Troll

A web user who publishes negative comments or submits feedback simply to annoy or anger

User Agent

Any application, such as a web browser, mobile phone, smartphone or help engine that renders HTML for display to users.

On the fly

Dynamically created web page content, as opposed to pre-defined, static content

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Software that is hosted centrally on the internet and accessed by user with a web browser

Cloud Computing

Software, infrastructure and platform services that are hosted by a remote data center and provided to organizations or individuals over the internet

Wire Framing

The process of developing an outline for a web presence

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

The traditional authoring language used to develop web pages for many applications