Web #2

Question 1

above the fold

Answer 1

printed in the top half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper and so visible when the paper is folded.

Question 2

applet

Answer 2

a very small application, especially a utility program performing one or a few simple functions.

Question 3

blog

Answer 3

a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.

Question 4

cascading style sheets

Answer 4

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is used to style and layout web pages — for example, to alter the font, color, size, and spacing of your content, split it into multiple columns, or add animations and other decorative features.

Question 5

host

Answer 5

act as host at (an event) or for (a television or radio program).

Question 6

image map

Answer 6

is a list of coordinates relating to a specific image, created in order to hyperlink areas of the image to different destinations

Question 7

listserv

Answer 7

an application that distributes messages to subscribers on an electronic mailing list.

Question 8

mailing list

Answer 8

a list of the names and addresses of people to whom material such as advertising matter, information, or a magazine may be mailed, especially regularly.

Question 9

pop-up window

Answer 9

a small window or banner that appears in the foreground while browsing a website.

Question 10

search engine

Answer 10

a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

Question 11

status bar

Answer 11

a horizontal bar, usually at the bottom of the screen or window, showing information about a document being edited or a program running.

Question 12

streaming

Answer 12

a method of transmitting or receiving data (especially video and audio material) over a computer network as a steady, continuous flow, allowing playback to start while the rest of the data is still being received.

Question 13

tagging

Answer 13

the action of attaching a label to someone or something.

Question 14

template

Answer 14

a shaped piece of metal, wood, card, plastic, or other material used as a pattern for processes such as painting, cutting out, shaping, or drilling.

Question 15

traffic

Answer 15

vehicles moving on a road or public highway.

Question 16

user session

Answer 16

a group of user interactions with your website that take place within a given time frame.

Question 17

web browser

Answer 17

A software application used to access information on the World Wide Web

Question 18

WYSIWYG

Answer 18

denoting the representation of text on screen in a form exactly corresponding to its appearance on a printout.