web #1 Flashcards
Anchor test
the text that appears highlighted in a hypertext link and that can be clicked to open the target web page.
Banner ad
to promote a brand and/or to get visitors from the host website to go to the advertiser’s website.
Bandwidth
a range of frequencies within a given band, in particular that used for transmitting a signal.
bitmap
a representation in which each item corresponds to one or more bits of information, especially the information used to control the display of a computer screen.
bookmark
record the address of (a website, file, etc.) to enable quick access in future.
domain name
the part of a network address that identifies it as belonging to a particular domain.
download
copy (data) from one computer system to another, typically over the internet.
flash
a data storage technology based on high-speed, electrically programmable memory
frames
a language-neutral (i.e., processes various languages) system that manufactures custom software from reusable, machine-adaptable building blocks, called frames.
gateway
a network node used in telecommunications that connects two networks with different transmission protocols together.
hit
a particular page request command that seeks access to a record on a Web server
home page
the introductory page of a website, typically serving as a table of contents for the site.
hotspot
a physical location where people can access the Internet, typically using Wi-Fi, via a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a router connected to an Internet service provider.
hyperlink
An area on a Web page that, when clicked on with a mouse, will transport the user to another Web page
java script
a dynamic programming language that’s used for web development, in web applications, for game development, and lots more
meta tag
snippets of text that describe a page’s content
a file format that has captured all the elements of a printed document as an electronic image that users can view, navigate, print or forward to someone else.
quick time
a discontinued extensible multimedia architecture created by Apple, which supports playing, streaming, encoding, and transcoding a variety of digital media formats.
