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1.What is a Dreamweaver used for?

O Dreamweaver is an application that

helps you design websites (layouts)

super easy. It's pretty much drag-

and-drop and just basic linking. The

program does all the coding for you

and all you would have to do is save

the file and upload them.

2.What does html stand for?

O The acronym HTML stands for

Hyper Text Markup Language - the

primary markup language used to

write content on the Web. Every

single Web page on the Internet has

at least some HTML markup

included in its source code.

3.What is a html tag?

O The <a> tag defines a hyperlink,

which is used to link from one page

to another.

4.What does WYSIWYG stand for?

O What You See Is What You Get - In

the early days of computers, the

ability of the screen to show graphics

was much more limited then it is now.

5.What is an URL?

O It's often easiest, although not entirely

accurate, to think of a URL as the

name of a file on the World Wide Web

because most URLs refer to a file on

some machine on the network.

However, remember that URLs also

can point to other resources on the

network, such as database queries

and command output.

6.What is a search engine?

O Search engines are programs that search

documents for specified keywords and

returns a list of the documents where the

keywords were found. A search engine is

really a general class of programs,

however, the term is often used to

specifically describe systems like Google,

Bing and Yahoo! Search that enable users

to search for documents on the World

Wide Web.

7.What does WWW stand for?

O WWW stands for. World Wide

Web (the abbreviation WWW or

web)

8.What is a browser?

O I've also created a simple

site, WhatBrowser.org, that gives even

more information about browsers. On this

site, you can see which web browser

you're using, explore links to browser

diagnostic tests and read some useful tips

for getting the most out of your browser.

9.What is a database?

O A database is an organized

collection of data. The data are

typically organized to model

relevant aspects of reality in a way

that supports processes requiring

this information. For example,

modeling the availability of rooms in

hotels in a way that supports finding

a hotel with vacancies.

10.What is a web hosting service?

O A web hosting service is a type

of Internet hosting service that

allows individuals and organizations

to make their website accessible via

the World Wide Web.

11.What does isp stand for?

O ISP in simple words is an Internet Service

Provider. An ISP provides internet access

to homes and companies. An ISP may

operate at the national or local (regional)

level. A national ISP will cater to the entire

nation and a local ISP will provide internet

access to a limited geographic area.

Examples of ISP's operating at the

national level are AOL, CompuServe,

MSN etc. and those playing at the local or

regional level are Ameritech, Soltec etc.

12.What’s a web server?

O The term web server can refer to either

the hardware (the computer) or the

software (the computer application) that

helps to deliver web content that can be

accessed through the Internet.

13.What’s a website?

O A website, also written as Web site, web

site, or simply site, is a set of related web

pages served from a single web domain.

A website is hosted on at least one web

server, accessible via a network such as

the Internet or a private local area

network through an Internet address

known as a Uniform Resource Locator. All

publicly accessible websites collectively

constitute the World Wide Web.

14.What does the concept cookie mean in the web, 1

example:O A message given to a Web browser by a Web

server. The browser stores the message in

a text file. The message is then sent back to the

server each time the browser requests a page

from the server.

15.What’s a IP address, 1 example:

O An IP address is a fascinating product

of modern computer technology

designed to allow one computer (or

other digital device) to communicate

with another via the Internet.

16.What is Wi-Fi?OWi-Fi is a popular technology that

allows an electronic device to

exchange

data wirelessly (using radio waves)

over a computer network,

including high-speed

Internet connections.

17.What is a network?

O A network is a group of two or

more computer systems linked

together.

18.What is a domain name?

O A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS). Any name registered in the DNS is a domain name.

19.What is a firewall?O A firewall is a set of related

programs, located at a

network gateway server, that

protects the resources of a private

network from users from other

networks.

20.What does http:// stand for?

O The acronym HTTP stands for

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol - the

technology used to communicate

between web servers and web

users.