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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 two |
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Netiquette:
Internet etiquette.
Network:
When two or more computers are connected to each other so they can share resources.
PHP:
Scripting language that enables website designers to build dynamic
websites.
Plugin:
A piece of software which adds additional features
to a larger piece of software.
Portal:
Marketing term used to describe
a website that groups a catalogue of websites, search facilities, e-mail etc.
Such a website is normally intended to be the first place people visit when the
come onto the internet. A good example is Yahoo!
Search Engine:
Normally
a web based system which allows you to search for websites on the internet. Search
engines are normally automatic meaning that they follow an algorithm when calculating
where websites rank. Our favourite search engine is Google.
SEO:
Search Engine Optimisation. Involves designing websites so that
they rank well in the search engines.
Server:
A computer, or a software
package, that provides a specific kind of service to client software running on
other computers. The term can refer to a particular piece of software, such as
a WWW server, or to the machine on which the software is running, e.g. "Our
mail server is down today, which is why our e-mails aren't working."
SPAM:
There are several types of spam.
1 - non-solicited e-mails.
2 - Using unethical and banned techniques in SEO.
SQL:
Structured
Query Language. This is used for sending queries to databases.
SSL:
A protocol to enable encrypted, authenticated communications across the Internet.
SSL is a common way of providing secure online payment.
Trojan Horse:
A computer program is either hidden inside another program or that masquerades
as something it is not in order to trick potential users into running it. A Trojan
Horse computer program may spread itself by sending copies of itself from the
host computer to other computers, but unlike a virus it will (usually) not infect
other programs.
Virus:
A chunk of computer programming code that
makes copies of itself without any concious human intervention. Some viruses do
more than simply replicate themselves, they might display messages, install other
software or files, delete software of files, etc.
Worm:
A worm is
a virus that does not infect other programs. It makes copies of itself, and infects
additional computers (typically by making use of network connections) but does
not attach itself to additional programs; however a worm might alter, install,
or destroy files and programs.
XML:
A widely used system for defining
data formats.
| | 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 one. If you still can't
find the word, then let us know! | |
