You
are going to make a World Wide Web page through HTML.
HTML stands for Hyper-Text Markup Language.
HTML is what makes the web the web. It is a way to format
text, similar to what you see when you reveal codes in
WordPerfect.
Basic
Web Vocabulary:
Internet:
The
Internet is a network of computers, connected throughout
the world. The Internet is made up of several parts,
each of which does different things. These parts
are:
Email
The
World Wide Web
Telnet
Gopher
FTP
Usenet
Email:
E-mail
(electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored
messages by telecommunication.
The
World Wide Web (WWW):
A
technical definition of the World Wide Web is: all
the resources and users on the Internet that are
using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). A
broader definition comes from the organization that
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee helped found, the World
Wide Web Consortium (W3C):
"The
World Wide Web is the universe of network-accessible
information, an embodiment of human knowledge."
Telnet:
Telnet
is the way you can access someone else's computer,
assuming they have given you permission.
Gopher:
Gopher
is an Internet application protocol in which hierarchically-organized
file structures are maintained on servers that themselves
are part of an overall information structure. Gopher
provided a way to bring text files from all over
the world to a viewer on your computer.
Popular
for several years, especially in universities, Gopher
was a step toward the World Wide Web's Hypertext
Transfer Protocol (HTTP). With hypertext links,
the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and the arrival
of a graphical browser, Mosaic, the Web quickly
transcended Gopher. Many of the original file structures,
especially those in universities, still exist and
can be accessed through most Web browsers (because
they also support the Gopher protocol).
Gopher
was developed at the University of Minnesota, whose
sports teams are called "the Golden Gophers."
FTP:
FTP
(File Transfer Protocol), a standard protocol, is
the simplest way to exchange files between computers
on the Internet. Like the Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(HTTP), which transfers displayable Web pages and
related files, and the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP), which transfers e-mail, FTP is an application
protocol that uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols.
FTP is commonly used to transfer Web page files
from their creator to the computer that acts as
their server for everyone on the Internet. It's
also commonly used to download programs and other
files to your computer from other servers.
Usenet:
Usenet
is a collection of notes on various subjects that
are posted to servers on a worldwide network. Each
subject collection of posted notes is known as a
newsgroup. There are thousands of newsgroups and
it is possible for you to form a new one. Most newsgroups
are hosted on Internet-connected servers, but they
can also be hosted from servers that are not part
of the Internet.
Most
browsers, such as those from Netscape and Microsoft,
provide Usenet support and access to any newsgroups
that you select.
Browser:
A
browser is what you use to look at web pages. For
example, Netscape is a browser, as is Internet Explorer.
A browser is what does all the work on the World
Wide Web. Without a browser, you would not be able
to see a web page. URL This stands for Universal
Resource Locator. Thatįs a fancy way of saying web
page address. For example, the URL of the Faculty
Resource Center's web page is: http://www.frc.ua.edu
The"http" tells the browser that you are
looking for a web page and not an email address
or FTP.
GIF:
This is pronounced "gif" or "jif."
GIFs are one of two formats used for graphic images
such as pictures or drawings.
JPEG:
This is pronounced "j-peg." JPEGs are
the other format for graphic images. They are of
a higher quality than GIFs, and consequently, can
take up more disk space. Which format you use depends
on your needs.
HEX:
Short
for "hexadecimal." Hex is a base 16 number
system for you math whizzes. All colors on the web
are based on a numerical representation, and we
use hex for that representation.
Animated
Gifs:
These
are gifs that move in some way. You insert them
into your pages the same way you would a normal
gif.
For
a complete list of computer and internet terms, go to
Whatis.com