Internet Glossary

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.asp file extension for an active server page (a web page dynamically created with information from a database)
browser a program (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) used to view web pages
.cfm file extension for a ColdFusion web page (a web page dynamically created with information from a database)
CFML (ColdFusion Markup Language) the programming language used to build dynamic web pages that automatically draw their content from a database
.co or .com commercial
directory a web site that you can use to try to find web sites about a particular topic
domain name a unique name that identifies a web site
file extension the part of a file name that indicates the type of file
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) the system by which files are transferred between a PC connected to the Internet and an http server
.gif file extension for an image file using the GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) format which is used for simple, non-photographic images
hit every file a browser opens in order to display a web page counts as a hit and, as each web page usually contains a number of images (each is an image file) as well as the text, the number of hits generated by one user viewing a single web page can vary widely
hosting your web site or web page(s) are hosted, or stored, on a computer (an http server) that is permanently connected to the Internet so that it can be seen by anyone connected to the Internet at any time
home page the first page of a web site, the one you see when you enter into the address bar of your browser only the domain name of a web site (like http://www.kudosweb.com)
search engine a web site that you can use to try to find web pages that include certain words
.htm or .html file extension for an HTML file (a web page)
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) the simple programming language used to build web pages
http (hypertext transfer protocol) the system by which HTML pages (web pages) are transferred between an http server and a browser
http server a computer permanently connected to the Internet on which web sites are stored and accessed
Internet the entire network of the world's interconnected computers including those used for purposes other than the www
ISP Internet Service Provider - a company (like IHUG or XTRA) that can provide you with access to the Internet and an email address
.jpg or .jpeg file extension for an image file using the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format which is used for photographic images
name server a computer permanently connected to the Internet that lists domain names and the locations of their respective web sites
.nz the New Zealand domain
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) what you type into your browser in order to display a web page - the URL of this page is http://www.kudosweb.com/internet-glossary.cfm
www (World Wide Web) the network of computers (and computer networks) used to host web sites, domain names, and various other Internet resources