Term

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Definition

Web browser

3.02

Software that lets users read (or browse) HTML documents and move from one HTML document to another through the text formatted with hypertext link tags in each file. HTML documents can be on the user’s computer or on another computer that is part of the WWW.

Web client

3.02

A computer that is connected to the Web and runs software called a browser that enables its user to read HTML documents on other computers, called Web servers, that are also connected to the Web.

Web server

3.02

A computer that is connected to the Web and contains HTML documents that it makes available to other computers connected to the Web.

Hypertext link (hyperlink, link)

3.03

A connection between two HTML pages.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

3.03

A language that includes a set of codes (or tags) attached to text that describe the relationships among text elements.

Web page

3.03

The term many people use to represent an HTML file when viewed in a Web browser.

Hypermedia link

3.04

A connection between an HTML document and a multimedia file, such as a graphics image file (GIF), sound clip file, or video file.

Home page

3.05

The main page that all of the pages on a particular Web site are organized around and to which they link back; or the first page that opens when a particular Web browser program is started; or the page that a particular Web browser program loads the first time it is run. This page usually is stored at the Web site of the firm or other organization that created the Web browser software. Home pages under the second and third definitions also are called start pages.

IP (Internet Protocol) address

3.05

A series of four numbers separated by periods that that uniquely identifies each computer connected to the Internet.

Start page

3.05

The page that opens when a particular Web browser program is started or the page that a particular Web browser program loads the first time it is run. Usually, this page is stored at the Web site of the firm or other organization that created the Web browser software.

Web site

3.05

A collection of linked Web pages that has a common theme or focus.

DNS (domain name system) software

3.06

A program on an Internet host computer that coordinates the IP addresses and domain names for all of the computers attached to it.

Domain name

3.06

A unique name that is associated with a specific IP address by a program that runs on an Internet host computer.

Domain name server

3.06

The Internet host computer that runs DNS software to coordinate the IP addresses and domain names for every computer attached to it.

Top-level domain

3.06

The last part of a domain name, which is the unique name that is associated with a specific IP address by a program that runs on an Internet host computer.

index.html

3.08

The default filename given to a Web site’s home page.

Transfer protocol

3.08

The set of rules that computers use to move files from one computer to another on an internet. The most common transfer protocol used on the Internet is HTTP.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

3.08

The four-part addressing scheme for an HTML document that tells Web browser software which transfer protocol to use when transporting the document, the domain name of the computer on which the document resides, the pathname of the folder or directory on the computer in which the document resides, and the document’s filename.

Microsoft Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer)

3.09

A popular Web browser program.

Status bar

3.10

Located at the bottom of the Web browser program window, this bar displays information about the browser’s operations.

Title bar

3.10

Displays the name of the open Web page and the Web browser’s program name.

Web page area

3.10

The portion of a Web browser window that displays the contents of the HTML document or other file as a Web page.

Menu bar

3.11

Provides a convenient way to execute typical File, Edit, View, and Help commands.

Bookmark

3.12

A feature of Navigator that allows you to save the URL of a specific page so you can return to it.

Cache folder

3.12

The folder in which a Web browser stores copies of Web pages that you have visited recently. By loading the Web page from the cache folder instead of the Web server, the browser can increase the speed at which it displays pages.

Favorite

3.12

A feature of Internet Explorer that allows you to save the URL of a specific page so you can return to it.

History list

3.12

A file in which the Web browser stores the location of each page you visit as you navigate hyperlinks from one Web page to another.

Web directory

3.12

A Web site that contains a list of Web page categories, such as education or recreation. The hyperlinks on a Web directory page lead to other pages that contain lists of subcategories that lead to other category lists and Web pages that relate to the category topics.

Web search engine

3.12

A Web site that allows you to conduct searches of the Web to find specific words or expressions. The result of a search engine's search is a Web page that contains hyperlinks to Web pages that contain text or expressions that match those you entered.

Webmaster

3.14

The person responsible for maintaining a Web site.

Toggle

3.17

A type of control in a program that works like a push button on a television set; you press the button once to turn on the television and press it a second time to turn it off.

Location field

3.18

The Navigator control into which you can enter the URL of a Web page that you would like to open.

Location toolbar

3.18

The Navigator toolbar that contains the Location field, the page proxy icon, and the Bookmarks button.

Encryption

3.31

A way of scrambling and encoding data transmissions that reduces the risk that a person who intercepted the Web page as it traveled across the Internet would be able to decode and read the transmission’s contents.

Graphical transfer progress indicator

3.40

Element of the Internet Explorer status bar that indicates how much of a Web page has loaded from the Web server.

Security zone

3.40

Classification levels of Web page security risk in Internet Explorer.

Transfer progress report

3.40

A section of the status bar in Internet Explorer that presents status messages, such as the URL of a page while it is loading, the text "Done" after a page has loaded, or the URL of any hyperlink on the page when you move the pointer over it.

Address Bar

3.42

Element of the Internet Explorer browser window into which you can enter the URL of a Web page that you would like to open.

Temporary Internet Files folder

3.50

The name of the folder (in the Windows folder) in which Internet Explorer stores copies of Web pages you have viewed recently.