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Venture Computing provide specialist IT support services to
businesses throughout the UK. We were asked to redesign their existing website,
making it feel more professional and at the same time making it search engine
friendly.
www.venturecomputing.com
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INTERNET WORDS - part one |
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ADSL:
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. An ADSL
line is a form of broadband internet, where the upload speed is different from
the download speed. ADSL provides you with a faster internet connection.
Bandwidth:
A way of measuring how much information you can send through a
connection. Some hosting companies allow their customers 4Gigabytes of bandwidth
each month - each time someone downloads their website they are using some of
their bandwidth.
Browser:
A piece of software run on the client PC
such as Internet Explorer or Netscape which enables the user to view internet
web pages etc.
Cookie:
Not a biscuit! Commonly a cookie is a piece
of information sent from a web server to a web browser, which the browser saves
and sends back to the server when the browser makes further requests to the web
server. Common information stored in a cookie can be: login information, virtual
shopping cart, user preferences etc.
Domain Name:
A unique name that
identifies a website. Eg. www.creative-communication.biz . A domain name generally
comes in two parts; the name . the ending (TLD). It is recommended to have a domain
name which is easy to remember and as similar as possible to your business name.
FAQ:
Short for frequently asked questions.
FTP:
File Transfer
Protocol. This is generally used to publish web pages on the internet. It allows
a connection from a PC to a web server.
GIF:
A commonly used format
for web graphics.
Hosting:
A service which enables your website to
be on the internet. You maybe asked who hosts your website or which hosting company
do you use. A hosting company can provide you with a server or virtual server
on which your website is stored. When someone visits your website the details
are sent from this server.
HTML:
Hypertext Markup Language. A common
coding language used for building websites.
Intranet:
A private network
inside an organisation which is similar to that of the internet. It can be used
to publish documents etc on a website which is only accessible internally.
IP Number:
A unique 4 part number that is allocated to every machine
on the internet.
ISP:
An organisation that provides access to the
internet. EG: AOL, Tiscali, Zen Internet...
JAVA:
Network friendly
programming language invented by Sun Microsystems.
JavaScript:
A
programming language that is mostly used on website to add features that make
the web page more interactive.
JPEG:
Another commonly used image
format which is good for saving photographic files.
Metatag:
A metatag
contains information about a web page although it is not visible on the website
only in the source code. A while ago, search engines would rely heavily on metatags
to rank web pages.
Modem:
A device that connects a computer to a
telephone line.
Part two now available...
| | Useful
tips and information on choosing a web designer. What to look for and what to
avoid. |
| | Not
sure what you would like on your website? This article can help you define your
website with some tips as to what you can have online. |
| | Stuck
with the internet lingo? Check out Internet Words part two. If you still can't
find the word, then let us know! | |
