Tutorial 8
source page
A Web page that contains a hyperlink. WEB 417
dedicated server
A Web server that hosts only one site. WEB 439
remote Web site
A Web site stored on a Web server. WEB 444
Shockwave Player
A browser plug-in that displays animated, three-dimensional interfaces, interactive advertisements and product demonstrations, multiuser games, streaming CD-quality audio, and video that was created using Adobe Director software. WEB 433, WEB 434
Flash Player
A browser plug-in that displays simple animations, user interfaces, images, movies, sound, and text that was created using Adobe Flash software. WEB 433, WEB 434, WEB 436
Web-safe color palette
A collection of 216 colors that all computers render in the same way. WEB 403
style
A collection of formatting instructions that a Web browser applies to text. WEB 425
local Web site
A copy of a Web site that is stored on a hard drive or other local drive to provide a backup of a Web site. WEB 444
storyboard
A diagram of a Web site's content and structure that shows all the pages in the site and the relationships between the pages. WEB 422
add-on
A general classification of browser extensions that includes tools to enhance the browsing experience, such as toolbars that are used to access a search engine without opening its Web site, or programs that block pop-up ads. WEB 433
markup language
A general term that indicates the separation of the formatting of a document and the content of a document. See also Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). WEB 400
bookmark
A hyperlink whose target is a location in the same page in which the hyperlink appears. WEB 418
metalanguage
A language used to create other languages. WEB 400
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
A markup language that uses customizable tags to describe data and its relationship to other tags. WEB 400
control panel
A password-protected Web page that includes tools that let a Web site administrator maintain and manage a Web site. WEB 444
relative path
A path that describes the location of a file relative to the location of the current file. WEB 415
absolute path
A path that provides a file's location with absolute precision; there is no reference to the current file. WEB 415
browser extension
A plug-in, helper application, or add-on that allows a Web browser to perform tasks it was not originally designed to perform, such as playing audio and video files. WEB 433
helper application
A program installed on a user's device that a browser starts and uses to "help" display or play a file. WEB 433
plug-in
A program that extends the functionality of a Web browser to display or play files. WEB 433
scripting language
A programming language that is executed by a Web browser. WEB 429
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
A programming language used to format documents containing text and images to they can be viewed in a Web browser. WEB 2, WEB 36, WEB 400, WEB A16
head section
A required section in an HTML document that includes the <head> tag, general information about the document, optional tags that identify the document's content for search engines, optional comments about the document's creator or the date on which the document was last updated or created, and the nested <title> tag, which identifies the title of the Web page so the browser can display it in the title bar. WEB 390, WEB 407
JavaScript
A scripting language that is used to perform tasks that are not possible in static HTML documents, such as animating buttons or making simple calculations. WEB 429
secure server
A server that encrypts data to prevent unauthorized parties from being able to read or use it. WEB 439
shared server
A server that hosts multiple Web sites. WEB 439
pixel
A single point in an image; used to describe an image's width and height. WEB 415
image editing program
A software program that is used to create and edit raster graphics. WEB 438
illustration software
A software program that is used to create and edit vector graphics. WEB 438
Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)
A stricter version of HTML designed to confront some of the problems associated with the different and competing versions of HTML, and to better integrate HTML with XML. WEB 400
Web page
An HTML document and its associated files that are stored on a Web server and viewed in a Web browser. WEB 2, WEB 37, WEB 409-410
deprecated
An HTML feature that is being or has been replaced or phased out by a new or future HTML specification and that might not be supported by future browsers. WEB 401
bulleted list
An HTML format in which a bullet character is displayed next to each item in the list. Also called an unordered list. WEB 412
numbered list
An HTML format in which a sequentially ordered number or letter is displayed next to each item in the list. Also called an ordered list. WEB 412, WEB 413
definition list
An HTML format in which each item in a list consists of a term followed by its definition. WEB 412, WEB 413
nested tag
An HTML tag included within another HTML tag. WEB 401, WEB 404
anchor tag
An HTML tag that creates a hyperlink. WEB 417, WEB 418
heading tag
An HTML tag that instructs a Web browser to display the text enclosed in the tag as a heading. WEB 398, WEB 402, WEB 403, WEB 416, WEB A16
vector graphics
Images that are composed of paths. WEB 436, WEB 438
raster graphics
Images that are composed of pixels. WEB 436, WEB 437, WEB 438
image
In HTML, any file that contains a picture, such as a photograph, logo, or computer-generated file. WEB 414
specifications
Sets of standards that identify how a browser interprets code. WEB 400
file transfer protocol (FTP)
That part of the TCP/IP protocol set that includes rules for formatting, ordering, and error-checking files sent across a network. WEB 7, WEB 39, WEB 444, WEB A10
comment tag
The HTML tag that lets you insert a comment in an HTML document. WEB 398
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
The organization that establishes standards and specifications that identify how a browser interprets code. WEB 400
target
The page that is opened when a hyperlink is clicked. WEB 417
scripting engine
The part of a browser that translates code in a script into a format that the browser can execute. WEB 429
attribute
The part of an HTML tag that specifies additional information about the content to be formatted by the tag. Some attributes are required; others are optional. WEB 402
search engine optimization (SEO)
The process of fine tuning a Web site so that it ranks well in a search engine's results when a user searches the Web using the site's keywords. WEB 445
search engine submission
The process of submitting a Web site's URL to one or more search engines so they will list the site in their indexes. WEB 445
body section
The required section of an HTML document that includes the content of the Web page along with the tags needed to format that content. WEB 398
document type
declaration (DTD) A one-sided tag that tells a browser which syntax version of a markup language a document uses. WEB 406, WEB 427