WEB TECHNOLOGY TERMS

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  • Created on: 23-10-18 11:49
THE INTERNET
A gloal computer network [1] consisting of interconnected networks using communciation protocols [1]
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WORLD WIDE WEB
A system of interlinked hypertext documents [1] that are accessed via the internet using a browser [1]
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UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR
A unique address [1] identifying every resource on the internet [1]
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HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL
A protocol [1] that defines the process of identifying,requesting and transferring multi-media webpages over the internet [1]
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IP ADDRESS
A unique physical address [1] of each computer linked to the internet [1] Can either be static or dynamic [1] It is a group of 4 sets of numbers seperated by a dot
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WEB BROWSER
An application that runs on the users computer [1] which is responsible for text and graphics on webpages from servers on the internet [1]
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WEB SERVER
Provides webpages/resources [1] in response to requests from the web users [1]
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WEB HOSTING
A web hosting service is a type of internet service that allows individuals/organisations to make their website accessible via the WWW [1] Web Hosts are companies that provide space on a web server, owned/leased for use
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FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
Protocol for the transfer of files across the internet to the web server [1] Users can access a server request that a file can be downloaded to them or alternatively upload the file to the web server where they are stored [1]
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INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
Direct links to the internet,accepts transmission over communication lines which are passed onto the internet[1] Sells internet access to companies/individuals,provides acces to web servers connected to search engines [1] Provides users with services
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SEARCH ENGINE
Web based tool that searches for info using keywords or criteria [1] Results as website links based on the criteria given [1] 'Webcrawler' crawls through web and constructs an index of pages based on Metadata(keywords) embedded in head of document
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CACHE
Allows browsers to downlaod website images,data and documents for faster viewing [1] A local copy of the info is kept [1] Browser will be able to load at least some info from pages you have visited without downloading info again[1] Decreases time [1]
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COOKIES
Small files downloaded to a computer when visiting a website [1] Can store previous activity on that site and user preferences [1] This info can be used when the user visits the site again [1]
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PORTAL
A website that acts as a main entry point to a group of web servers [1] Can require the user to logon and provide a range of services such as email,links to other websites and search engines [1]
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WEBSITE
A collection of HTML pages linked together on the World Wide Web [1]
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WEBPAGE
A page of information stored on the World Wide Web [1] Can contain sound,video,animation,graphics and hypertext as well as simple text
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WORLD WIDE WEB

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A system of interlinked hypertext documents [1] that are accessed via the internet using a browser [1]

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UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR

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HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL

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IP ADDRESS

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