Web Technologies
Java/JavaScript
is an object-oriented programming language that enables software engineers to create programs that run on any computer platform.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
is the primary markup language used to specify the formatting of a webpage.
Web Programming
refers to the development of software written to run either in a web browser or on a web server, using web-based input and output.
Internet Corporation for assigned names and numbers (ICANN)
responsible for managing URLs and IP addresses.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
controls communication between web clients and servers.
Web Hosting Company/Host
is a company that provides web server services to individuals and businesses interested in maintaining an online presence.
Cookie
is a small text file placed on a user's computer by a web server in order to identify the user whenever he or she returns to visit a website.
Really simple Syndication (RSS)
is a web technology used to automatically deliver frequently updated web content, such as blogs, podcasts, and news, in a standardized fashion.
Web (World Wide Web)
is an Internet service that provides convenient access to information and services through hyperlinks.
Hyperlink
is an element in an online document—a word, phrase, or image—that, when clicked, opens a related online document.
Web Browser
or just browser (sometimes called a web client), such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox, is used to request web pages from web servers, interpret the HTML code in the web page that is delivered, and display the content as defined onscreen.
Third-Party Cookies
While most companies track a user's activities only within the company's own website, some web advertisers use cookies to track a user across many websites.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
acts as a webpage address, incorporating the domain name of the web server and the location of the webpage file on the server.
Web Development Software
allows developers to create webpages more easily using a word-processing-style environment and automating complex coding activities.
Plug- in
also called an extension or add-on, works with a web browser to offer extended services such as audio players, video, animation, 3D graphics viewers, and interactive media.
Client-side Programs
refers to operations that are performed by the client in a client-server relationship in a computer network.
Serve-side Programs
refers to operations that are performed by the server in a client-server relationship in a computer networking.
Web Server
refers to software that fulfills webpage requests from web clients and to the computers that run such software.
Content Streaming
the media begins playing while the file is being delivered. Problems arise with this technique only when the speed of play outpaces the speed of delivery.
Top-level domain (TDL)
The final portion of the domain name—.com, .co, .edu, .biz, and so on