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Chapter 1 of HTML, XHTML and CSS sixth edition

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386318889Interneta world-wide collection of interconnected computers and computer networks
386318890networktwo or more computers that are connected together to share resources and information
386318891Internet backbonecollection of high-speed data lines that connect major computer systems around the world
386318892ISPa company that has a permanent connection to the Internet backbone
386318893World Wide Web (Web)the part of the Internet that supports multimedia and consists of a collection of linked documents
386318894Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)a set of rules for exchanging text, graphics, sound, video and other multimedia files
386318895Web sitea related collection of Web pages that is created and maintained by an individual, company, educational institution or other organization
386318896home pagethe first document a user sees when accessing the Web site
386318897Web server (host)a computer that stores and sends requested Web pages and other files
386318898publishingcopying the Web pages and associated files to a Web server
386318899Internet site (Web site)a site generally available to the public
386318900intraneta private network that uses Internet technologies to share company information among employees
386318901extraneta private network that uses Internet technologies to share business information with select corporate partners or key customers
386318902electronic commerce (e-commerce)the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet
386318903Web browser (browser)a program that interprets and displays Web pages
386318904URLUniform Resource Locator
386318905URL functionthe address of a document or file accessible on the Internet
386318906hyperlinkan element used to connect one Web page to another Web page
386318907HTMLHypertext Markup Language
386318908HTML functionan authoring language used to create documents for the World Wide Web
386318909tags or markupdefine the structure and layout of a Web document and specify how the page is displayed in a browser
386318910attributesdefine additional characteristics such as font weight or style for an HTML tag
386318911platform independentable to function across multiple platforms
386318912deprecatedno longer recommended in the latest W3C standard
386318913CSSCascading Style Sheets
386318914CSS functionallow you to specify styles for various Web elements
386318915stylea rule that defines the appearance of a Web page element
386318916style sheeta collection of rules that defines the style for a Web page or an entire Web site
386318917DOMDocument Object Model
386318918DOM functionmanipulates the underlying structure of a document to create interactive, animated Web pages via HTML, CSS and a scripting language such as JavaScript
386465890XHTMLExtensible Hypertext Markup Language
386465891XHTML functiona reformulation of HTML formatting to conform to XML structure and content rules
386465892text editora program that allows a user to enter, change, save and print text such as HTML
386465893HTML text editorprovides basic text editing features as well as more advanced features such as HTML tag color-coding, menus and spell checkers
386465894WYSIWYG editorWhat You See Is What You Get editor
386465895WYSIWYG functiona program that provides a graphical user interface that allows a developer to preview the Web page during its development
386465896Web development life cyclea process that can be used for developing Web pages at any level of complexity
386465897Web Site Planningfirst phase of the Web development life cycle, involves identifying the purpose of the Web site, target audience, computing environments, content ownership and placement
386465898Web Site Analysissecond phase of the Web development life cycle, involves identifying tasks that users need to perform and defining content to facilitate those tasks
386465899Web Site Designthird phase of the Web development life cycle, involves determining how to organize content, site structure and usage of multimedia resources
386465900linear structureconnects Web pages in a straight line, appropriate when pages need to be read one after another
386465901hierarchical structureconnects Web pages in a treelike structure, appropriate for sites with a main index page leading to secondary pages with more information
386465902webbed structurehas no set organization, appropriate for sites with information that does not need to be read in a specific order
386465903broad Web sitethe home page is the main index page, all other Web pages are linked individually to the home page
386465904deep Web sitehas many levels of pages requiring the user to click many times to reach a particular page
386465905Web Site Testingfourth phase of the Web development life cycle, involves a comprehensive check of content, functionality and usability
386465906usabilitythe measure of how well a product allows a user to accomplish his goals
386465907usability testinga method by which users are asked to perform tasks to measure the product's ease-of-use
386465908compatibility testingdone to verify that the Web site works with a variety of browsers and browser versions
386465909stress testingdetermines what happens on a Web site when a large number of users access a site simultaneously
386465910Web Site Implementationfifth phase of the Web development life cycle, involves the actual publishing of the Web pages to a Web server
386465911logthe file that lists all of the Web pages that have been requested from the Web site
386465912Web Site Maintenancesixth phase of the Web development life cycle, involves determining who is responsible for updates to content, structure, functionality, monitoring usage, etc.

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