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| Terminology | Link |
|---|---|
| ActiveX | link |
| Applet | link |
| CSS - Cascading Style Sheet | link |
| Content Management System | link |
| Cookie | link |
| Database | link |
| Domain Name | link |
| DNS Domain Name System | link |
| E-mail or Electronic mail | link |
| Ethernet | link |
| Firewall | link |
| FTP - File Transfer Protocol | link |
| HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) | link |
| HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) | link |
| Internet | link |
| IP Address | link |
| Java | link |
| JavaScript | link |
| Search Engine | link |
| SEO (Search Engine Optimization) | link |
| TCP/IP | link |
| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) | link |
| Web (WWW, World Wide Web) | link |
| Web Hosting | link |
| W3C (The World Wide Web Consortium) | link |
| Extensible Markup Language (XML) | link |
| Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) | link |
Microsoft's answer to JAVA. ActiveX (TM) is a technology and set of programming tools from Microsoft for building interactivity with users into Web pages and application programs. ActiveX includes what Microsoft used to call Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) and adds more. There are ActiveX controls and ActiveX documents. Controls are objects that can be imbedded into Web pages (for example, small messages that pop up unexpectedly or images that become active when selected with a mouse) or into application programs off the Web. Controls are roughly similar to Java applets. Documents are objects that are viewable and navigable with a viewer
Back to topA JAVA applet is a nifty way of producing special effects on a web page. It consists of 2 parts-the instruction code and the program itself. The code is integrated into the HTML source of the web page, while the Applet program is downloaded onto a user's computer. The program is then run using the parameter specified by the code. Applets cannot be used to alter or destroy a user's computer in any way.
Back to topCSS is a set of instructions that when attached to a web page defines the appearance (style and layout) of text and other elements. The term cascading derives from the fact that multiple style sheets can be applied to the same Web page(s). CSS was developed by the W3C.
Back to topA content management system or CMS is a management tool used to control the content of a website, they are developed for use mainly by a large number of contributors. The content means, computer files, images, text, audio files etc. The idea of a CMS is to allow these files to be available interoffice and over the web, but also easily changeable and manageable.
Back to topAs well as a tasty biscuit this term refers to a piece of information the web site you are browsing stores on your computer. Common uses are to remember preferences, online shopping cart contents, log-in information. They are also used to track repeat visits to a web site or viewing of some web page advertisements.
Back to topA database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system which can be extracted via a structured query language such as SQL.
The term database refers to a collection of related records, and the software used to extract the data from these records is a database management system (DBMS), we mainly use MySQL for database transactions, MySQL is a RDBMS or Relational Database Management System.
Back to topA Domain Name is a name that identifies a computer or computers on the internet. They appear as part of a web sites URL, for instance vivosystems.co.uk. These are also known as hostnames which are easier to remember than a machines IP address. A DNS (Domain Name System) server will translate a domain name into an IP address (like a post code) and then send the request to that IP address.
for instance
and you can test this by typing it into your browser. Domain names are only used because they are easier to remember than IP addresses.
Why not register your domain name with Vivo Systems Domain registration service? Back to top
DNS is a system that translates between IP addresses that people have difficulty remembering and domain names which are much easier to recall. For example:-
google.co.uk has is translated through DNS to its IP address which is 66.249.93.10
You can use both in a web broswer to reach the same web site
E-Mail allows the rapid sending and delivery of messages to computers around the world. In addition to messages, files and pictures can be attached and sent along with it.
E-mail has three main protocols
Networking Standard, a method of connecting computers together in a network. Usually based on the TCP/IP protcol.
Back to topA Firewall is security for a computer, local network or Intranet. A combination of hardware and software designed to protect unauthorised access to your computer and files and/or to prevent you accessing certain things over the Internet. Used heavily on corporate intranet's to restrict Internet access and block certain sites that the administrator deems unsuitable for work use.
Back to topFTP Is a method by which files are moved/exchanged from one computer to another over a network. FTP was in use long before the Web.
Back to topHTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
HTML is the programming language that defines how web pages are formatted and displayed. The language uses a system of tags that defines the logical parts of a web page. Your web browser interprets these codes and displays the document accordingly.
Back to topHTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
The networking standard computers use to transfer information containing hyper Text, mainly web pages. The http:// in a URL tells your web browser to fetch and transmit the relevant Hyper Text document.
Back to topThe internet is the global network that connects millions of computers together allowing data to be transfered between them. Various computer networks communicate with each other all over the globe in a matter of seconds using TCP/IP. The Internet can be used to access a variety of different services such as
An IP address is a unique number which identifies a computer on the Internet. Every computer that is connected to the Internet, permanently or temporarily, is assigned an IP or Internet address. IP addresses are usually four sets of numbers separated by 3 dots e.g. 165.111.20.43. These addresses usually have a domain name alias so they are easier to remember. Each set of numbers can be in the range 0 to 255 which allows over 4.2 billion addresses. Back to top
Java is an Object Oriented programming language designed by Sun Microsystems to be platform independant. Your web browser for example is able to run Java programs regardless of whether your are using Windows, Mac OSX or Linux. Java runs through a Virtual Machine which interprets the Java code and runs it as a program. Back to top
JavaScript is a scripting language and as such is not compiled, meaning to use this you simply need to add the script to existing HTML for the web browser to interpret. There's no applet to download. Although not as powerful as a Java program, JavaScript tends to be more compact, quicker to run, and easier to use.
Back to topA Search Engine is a program which indexes and retrieves web sites based on keywords input by a user. Using Search Engines is a convenient way to look for web sites relating to a topic of interest. Some use an index built up by its spiders while others use a directory of sites that have been categorised, sorted and added by a human operator.
Back to topSEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results. Usually, the earlier a site is presented in the search results, or the higher it "ranks", the more searchers will visit that site.
Back to topTCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
TCP/IP is the protocol used by networks to communicate with each other over the Internet. It is the basic language of the Internet and allows the millions of machines connected to the internet to send data to each other.
Back to topURL (Uniform Resource Locator)
URL is an address for a file on the Internet. The URL is broken down into three main parts. The first tells you what Internet Application Protocol is being used, i.e. http:// for web pages (hyper-text files) or ftp:// for standard files. The second part is the address of the computer or the domain name. And finally the pathname of where the file is stored on the host computer (server). So for example the page you are viewing has the URL:http://vivosystems.co.uk/vivo-systems-frequently-asked-questions-faq-and-terminology.html.
Back to topW3C (The World Wide Web Consortium)
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or W3). It is arranged as a consortium where member organizations maintain full-time staff for the purpose of working together in the development of standards for the W3.
Back to topThe Web is a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web browser, a user views web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia and navigates between them using hyperlinks. The World Wide Web was created in 1989 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, working at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
Back to topHosting is simply the name given to storing your web site online and on a computer which is accessible via a persons web browser. Vivosystems host all their websites on 1 and 1 servers, they are one of the largest web hosting companies in the world, so rest assured, your web site is in good hands.
Vivo System can host you website for you, quickly and easily.
Back to topExtensible Markup Language (XML)
XML is a general-purpose markup language. It is classified as an extensible language because it allows its users to define their own tags. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of structured data across different information systems, particularly via the Internet. It is used both to encode documents and serialize data Back to topExtensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)
The Extensible HyperText Markup Language, or XHTML, is a markup language that has the same depth of expression as HTML, but also conforms to XML syntax.
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