some web jargon explained
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file sent to your hard drive by some web
sites. Most are used to make it more efficient for the person using
the site and are usually used to store user Ids, passwords etc
Domain Name
This is the name which identifies a web site.
Download
Download is the term used to describe the transfer of data to
your computer.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol is a tool used to move files through the
internet from one computer to another.
Homepage
The first page of a web site. It is also used to describe the
page a person has chosen to show when they first link to the internet.
HTML
Hyper Text Markup language is the language used for publishing
on the world wide web.
Login
This is the account name or user ID given to a person to enable
them to access certain areas on a computer or network.
Meta Tag
This is code used on a web page to describe the information contained
on that page.
Search Engine
A search engine is a web site which enables people to search for
particular topics on the web.
Traffic
This is one way of finding out how a site is doing by measuring
the volume of visitors to a website over a specific period.
URL
The Uniform Resource Locator is the address of any "resource"
on the web.
Webmaster
The webmaster is the person responsible for the web site.
