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Glossary
absolute URL |Berners-Lee | browser | content | CSS | div | Domain Name | FTP | font | homepage | HTML | index.html | Internet | link | meta tag |Network Neutrality |URL |W3C | WWW
absolute URL -
The "absolute" URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a complete and independent internet address which takes you directly to an exact file or directory of a website.
Tim Berners-Lee is widely known as the creator of the World Wide Web (WWW). Expanding upon work he completed at CERN (European Particles Physics Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland), Berners-Lee proposed and advanced a global informational exchange network. Berner-Lee’s proposed network ultimately resulted in the groundbreaking formation of the WWW, which was subsequently placed on the Internet in 1991. Berners-Lee continues to be a leader in the field through the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) which he founded and directs. A complete biography of Berners-Lee can found at W3C's webpage.
browser -
The web "browser" is the program one uses to access the World Wide Web. The "browser" interface interprets computer codes and displays them in a user-friendly format for viewing. Examples of browers are Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox amongst others.
Content used in the context of the WWW is everthing which can be accessed, used, or viewed such as images, videos, prose, databases or anything else.
CSS -
CSS stands for "Cascading Style Sheets." CSS is used to format webpages. One of the most useful tools of CSS is the ability to effect style changes upon many multiple web pages simultaneously.These style changes include color, font, table size, bordering in addition to dozens of other editing tools.
div tag-
The div tag is an XHTML command code which delineates logical divisions of a webpage. This "defining division" makes it easier to manage webpages.
Domain Name -
The Domain Name identifies a website. For example, "bloomberg.com" is the domain name of Bloomberg Financial's website.
font -
A font is a specific typeface which has its own style and can be configured in different sizes as well. "Times New Roman" is an example of an extremely popular font.
FTP -
FTP stands for "File Transfer Protocol." It represents a method to transfer files between computers on the internet. One of the advantages of using FTP is speed and security features.
Homepage is the front page or initial point of a website. Microsoft.com/index.html is the homepage of Microsoft. See "index.html" below.
index.html -
This webpage is often the directory structure / index of a website though is not necessarily typed in as part of the URL address.
Internet -
The internet is a network of informational networks. It was created by the United State military in 1969. The internet's usage exploded in the 1990s after the introduction of the user-friendly World Wide Web which is a subset of it.
link -
A link is often a highlighted or underlined word or group of words or images which will "jump" or connnect you to another webpage.
meta tag -
Meta tag is a HTML tag which stores information about a webpage yet hidden in the web browser.
Network Neutrality -
Network Neutrality is the concept of access to the internet and whether or not restrictions should be allowed on it. e.g. Should an internet provider restrict access to website which promote the competition or have compensated them to preclude competitors? It is a highly contentious issue that many feel speaks to constitutional tenets.
URL -
URL stands for "Uniform Resource Locator." The URL is the internet address for a specific website or file. An example of an URL is www.cnn.com.
W3C -
W3C stands for World Wide Web Consortium. This group is headed by Tim Berners-Lee and has as its mission "to develop the web to its fullest potential.
WWW -
THe WWW stands for the World Wide Web. The "Web" is a subset of the network of networks called the "internet" and its webpages are accessed by using a web "browser."