You get access the World Wide Web (internet) through an application called a 'browser', like Microsoft Internet Explore or Mozilla FireFox.
Cache
Files stored in a temporary place on the client computer for faster browsing, when you visit a web site the browser depending upon settings may save the pages of the web site to its temporary location, which might be loaded from the client computer itself when you visit the web site next time.
Cookies
A mechanism to store and retrieve information on the client side.
Cross Platform Compatibility
Making your applications/programs or web pages work, behave and look similar on different computer platforms (Linux, Macintosh and windows)
Cyberspace
A virtual universe of computers
Disk Space
Disk space is the storage capacity of your Web site for pictures, HTML, graphics, etc. and is usually expressed in MB.
DNS
The Domain Name System. A system for translating computer names into numeric Internet addresses.
Domain Name
Domain names allow Internet users to type in a name, such as www.cgalive.com, to identify a numeric Internet Protocol (IP) address such as 202.50.149.xx. The purpose of Domain name is to allow users connected to the Internet the ability to find web sites without having to memorize the long, numerical (IP) addresses that actually locates the computers or servers on the Internet. In a nut shell the domain name is a translation of a numeric address called IP
Domain Name Registration
Domain Name Registration is the process of registering your Web site address (i.e. www.cgalive.com) with a Internet registrar.
Domain Transfer
When a domain name (Web site) is moved from one Internet address to another, the new address must be recorded by the domain registrar to allow Internet Domain Name Servers to point to the new location.
E-commerce (electronic commerce)
purchasing of goods and services over the Internet.
E-mail (electronic mail)
A communication system that allows you to send text, graphics or any other file format over the Internet.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A protocol for transferring one or more files from one computer to another over a network or internet.
Form
HTML documents designed with fill-in text boxes, lists of options, and other elements that allow the user of the form to send information back to the web server. (E.g. registration form, order form, etc.)
GIF
A popular image file format.
Home Page
The first page that you intend people to see at your web site.
Hosting, Web Hosting
To provide the infrastructure for a computer service. For example, a company like CGAlive hosts web sites. This means that we provide the hardware, software, and communications lines required by the server, but the customer may control the content on the server.
Hypermedia / Hyperlink
Applications or web pages together that have linked information is hypermedia, a link is called hyperlink.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The method by which World Wide Web pages are transferred over the network.
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language. A language used for formatting pages that can be viewed from a browser
JavaScript
A proprietary scripting language by Netscape that adds author-specified interactivity to HTML or any other pages that understands JavaScript.
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group. A group that has defined a compression scheme that reduces the size of JPEG image files.
KB
Short for kilobyte. When used to describe data storage, KB usually represents 1,024 bytes.
Links
Refer to Hyperlink
Off-Line
Computer that is currently not connected to the Internet
On-Line
Computer that is currently connected to the Internet.
Screen Resolution
The number of dots per square inch (dpi) displayed on a screen. The higher the number of dots, the better the resolution.
Server
A computer that provides a service to other computers on a network. A web server for example lets people on the Internet see your web site
Site
A site is the term given to a place where information can be found on the World Wide Web. (i.e. A Web site)
URL
Uniform Resource Locator. The standard way to give the address of any resource on the Internet that is part of the World Wide Web (WWW). A URL looks like this: http://www.cgalive.com The most common way to use a URL is to enter it into a Web browser program, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox or any browser.
Upload
The transmission of a file from one computer system to another. Usually from a client computer to a host computer.
Webmaster
An individual who manages a web site. Depending on the size of the site, the Webmaster might be responsible for any of the following: Making sure that the web server hardware and software is running properly, designing the web site, creating and updating web pages, replying to user feedback, creating CGI scripts, monitoring traffic through the site.
