Blog Glossary
HTTP – Used to send and receive information over the internet. When you type in a url you’re sending an http request to a server for a webpage.
Head – The top part of the HTML code.
Body – The main part of the HTML code, where all the central information is kept.
DOCTYPE – A declaration made before the content of the page.
CSS – Is a computer language that is used to write formatting instructions.
WWW – The web is a network of files which can be viewed.
Domain name – Is an indentifier, also known as an address.
Website Accessibility – Is about having equal access to online soucres for everyone.
FTP – Is when files are sent or recieved across the internet.
URL – Identifies the location of a website on the internet.
Firewall – Is a secruity system that manages the connection between computers, systems and the internet.
div – Is an html component used to add group content.
PHP – Is an open source scripting language.
Open Source – A computer program where the underlying code is made avaliable to the public.
Propriety Source – Is a software owned by one company, to use it you must purchase it then agree to terms and conditions.
ASPX – It allows programmers to build websites using ASP.net code.
Blockquote – It is used if you are putting in a large quotation on your webpage
Anchor – The anchor is shown as an ‘a’ tag and is used at the end of hyperlinks. The ‘a’ tag defines an achor point.
Definition list – This describes items in a list as a ‘dl’ tag.
.gif file – Graphics Interchange Format, limited to 256 colours.
.jpg file – Joint Photographic Expert Group, an image format used for photos.
<ol> – The HTML denotes the start of an ordered list.
<ul> – Creates an unordered list, with each item bulleted.
<li> – Creates a list item
