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Web Design ch. 4
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Computer Science
10th Grade
09/29/2008

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Term
Domain Name
Definition
A unique name that is used to locate your site
Term
ICANN
Definition
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers; "Domain names are controlled by a centralized authority (called _____) to make sure that only one person at a time uses a domain name."
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FTP
Definition
File Transfer Protocol; common means of transferring your Web pages and content to a server.
Term
Root Folder
Definition
The main folder; The top folder; "parent" folder; folder that contains everything in your Website
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SFTP
Definition
Secure File Transfer Protocol; more secure version of FTP
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URL
Definition
Uniform Resource Locator;a global address that can be used to locate anything on the Web, including HTML pages, audio, video, and other types of Web content.
Term
Absolute Path
Definition
Path from the root folder to a file; Tells the server how to get from the root folder to a particular page or file
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Protocol
Definition
An agreed-upon method for transferring hypertext documents around the Web
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HTTP
Definition
A request and response protocol used to transfer Web pages between a Web server and your browser; The first part of the URL and tells you the protocol that needs to be used to retrieve the resource
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Directory
Definition
"Folder" (when talking about Web Servers or FTP); a listing of the files stored in memory
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Relative Path
Definition
Used to link to pages within the same Web site
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File Protocol
Definition
Used when the browser is reading files right off your computer.
Example:
file:///blah/blah/blah
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;8000
Definition
This is an optional port that you can put in an HTTP URL. Usually used on test servers.
Term
What is the best way to get your site on the Web?
Definition
Find a hosting company to host your pages
Term
How many servers can a hosting company create in your domain?
Definition
A hosting company can create one or more Web servers in your domain. (Servers are often named "www")
Term
FTP applications, like Fetch or Mac or WS_FTP for Windows can make using FTP easier by providing a ____ user interface.
Definition
graphical
Term
A typical ___ consists of a protocol, a Web site name, and an absolute path to the resource.
Definition
URL
Term
The ____ protocol is used by the browser to read pages from your computer.
Definition
File
Term
If you specify a directory without a file name, the Web server will look for a _______ page to return to the browser.
Definition
Default; "index.html" or
Term
You can use ________ _____ or URLS in your "a" element's href attribute to link to other pages. For other pages in your site, it's best to use ________ _____, and use URLs for external links.
Definition
Relative Paths
Term
Use the __ attribute to create a destination anchor in another page. Use '#' followed by a destination acnchor __ to link to that location in a page.
Definition
id
Term
To help accessibility, use the _____ attribute to provide a description of the link in "a" elements.
Definition
Title
Term
Use the ______ attribute to open a link in another browser window. Don't forget that the ______ attribute can be problematic for users on a variety of devices and alternative browsers.
Definition
Target
Supporting users have an ad free experience!