Unit 5 - 5.1 Web Design Terms and Principles

 

The internet is a global network of computers connected by an IP address (internet protocol). The IP address can get access to machines and the data they contain.

Browser - A browser is a programmed that allows users to access and study information via a web page or server, which is subsequently displayed on the user's computer. Some browsers will show information differently and may not follow the code as written, thus the application organizes HTML coding and places it on a web page for reading. Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox, and Safari are examples of browser types.

HTML stands for hypertext markup language. One of the coding's on how to layout a webpage on a browser is mark-up.

WWW - WWW stands for "World Wide Web," and it refers to all web pages saved on computers across the world that are connected to the internet.

HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) is a protocol that allows users to visit web sites. It starts with http:// and informs the browser that the website is compatible.

The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a unique address that goes to the desired web page. The URL address is commonly preceded by the letters http://.