WEB DEV

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WWW

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World Wide Web; a system of interlinked hypertext documents contained on the Internet.

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THE WEB

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a collection of billions of web pages that you can view with a web browser

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INTERNET

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a global wide area network that connects computer systems across the world

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ISP

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Internet service provider, which acts as the middleman between you and the Internet

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INTRANET

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a private network that can only be accessed by authorized users

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LAN

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Local Area Network; a geographic network that covers a relatively small geographic area

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WAN

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Wide Area Network; largest type of network in terms of geographic area

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NETWORK

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multiple devices that communicate with one another.

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TCP/IP

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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Protocol that connects computers to the Internet. Tells computers how to exchange information over the Internet.

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HTTP/HTTPS

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A protocol for controlling how Web browsers and servers pass information back and forth over the Internet. HTTPS uses encryption.

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SSL

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Secure Sockets Layer; it is a protocol that provides security when communicating on the Internet

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client

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A computer that requests data stored on a server.

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Server

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A computer that awaits and responds to requests for data.

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URL

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Uniform Resource Locator; a location or address identifying where documents can be found on the Internet

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IP address

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A number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to the Internet.

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DNS

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Domain Name System. Domain names serve as memorizable names for websites and other services on the Internet.

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website

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a collection of related webpages

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web page

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A document which can display text, graphics, audio, video and other elements through a web browser.

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FTP

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File Transfer Protocol. a protocol designed for transferring files over the Internet

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Firewall

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Part of a computer system that is designed to block unauthorized access

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WEB BROWSER

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A program used to view Web pages.

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web design

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the process of creating websites.

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Hyperlink

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a word, phrase, or image that you can click on to jump to a new document or a new section within the current document

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HTML

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Hypertext Markup Language. the language used to create webpages

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Hypertext

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refers to the hyperlinks that an HTML page may contain

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markup language

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refers to the way tags are used to define the page layout and elements within the page

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CSS

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Cascading Style Sheets; a language used to describe how HTML elements should be styled

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Static Website

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web pages with fixed content.

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Dynamic Website

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web pages that are generated in real-time.

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Webmaster

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The person responsible for maintaining and updating a website.

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domain name

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a unique name that identifies a website

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IFRAME

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inline frame. is an HTML element that allows an external webpage to be embedded in an HTML document

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JavaScript

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language used to add special effects to a website

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Input

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Data that is entered into the computer system via an input or storage device.

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script

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A computer script is a list of commands that are executed by a certain program or scripting engine