Web Terminology

Active Hyperlink A hyperlink that is currently selected in a web browser. Some web
browsers indicate the active hyperlink by changing its color.
Address The location of an Internet resource. An email address may take the
form of [email protected]. A web address looks something like
http://www.lcc.edu.
Bookmark A named location on a page that can be the target of a hyperlink. A
bookmark can be applied to a set of characters or it can exist on a page
separately from any text. Bookmarks allow authors to link to a specific
section of a target page. Also called an anchor.
Browser A program that runs on a client computer for viewing World Wide Web
pages. Examples include Netscape, Microsoft's Internet Explorer,
Mozilla FireFox and Mosaic.
Client A program (like a web browser) that connects to and requests
information from a server.
Crumb Trail Part of the LCC template, the crumb trail, is located immediately
underneath the header on the page. The crumb trail provides a “map” to
your current location in the website, as well as hyperlinks to navigate
back to higher level web pages within the site.
Domain The Internet is divided into smaller sets known as domains, including
.com (business), .gov (government), .edu (educational) and others.
Edit and Save SharePoint Designer has many features that allow you to change the
size, color, font and placement of text. You must familiarize yourself
with the LCC Guidelines and Specifications document before beginning
editing.
Email Electronic mail.
File Extension A "tag" at the end of a file name which associates it with a particular
action or software program. For example .exe is a file extension that tell
the computer the file is actually a program. The extension .exe stands
for execute, .jpg and .gif are file extensions, which identify them as
image files.
Frames A method of constructing web pages that allows you to have more than
one web page on your screen at the same time. Typically a frames site
displays a top logo or title banner (page 1 on a frames site), navigation
menu (page2) down the side or across the top, with the main or
contents page (page 3) filling the rest of the screen.
GIF Graphics Interchange Format is a common image format. Most images
seen on web pages are GIF files.
HTML An acronym that stands for Hypertext Markup Language. This is the
programming language that web pages are written in. Files written in
HTML have an extension of either .htm or .html.
Hyperlink A connection between two anchors. Clicking on one anchor will take
you to the linked anchor. Can be within the same web page or two
totally different pages.
Home Page The first page of a website. Also, refers to the website that automatically
loads each time you launch your browser.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a set of instructions for communication
between a server and a World Wide Web client.
Index Page Your web is organized as a basic Windows file structure. The
"index.aspx" is always the first file accessed by the web when you enter
your site in IE. All folders inside your web must have an index.aspx
page. There may also be additional pages inside folders that contain
additional information about a topic. These supplemental pages are
linked to the index page for that folder. Your web identification form
identifies the folder and file structure of your web.
Image Map A photo or graphic that is programmed to contain hidden clickable areas
that act as buttons, causing a viewer to jump to another place in a
website.
Internet The worldwide network of computers communicating via an agreed
upon set of Internet protocol.
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group is a common image format. Most of
the images you see embedded into web pages are GIFs, but
sometimes, especially in art or photographic websites, you can click on
the image to bring up a higher resolution (larger) JPEG version of the
same image.
Link Another name for a hyperlink.
Log In SharePoint Designer is TUID based. To log in, you must have
permissions from the web administrator. Once permissions are given
you will have access to your folder so you may begin making edits to
your web.
Navigation Bar Part of the LCC template, the left navigation bar provides a standard
location for placement of navigation elements that is consistent
throughout the LCC website. Only the text and links on the navigation
bar should be changed. The left navigation bar is commonly used for
links to other related LCC websites, and a right navigation area is used
to link within the current web.
Page Title The page title is what will appear in the title bar of the window when
someone views your page in their browser. To create a page title, right-
click on your page that is open in FrontPage, and select Page
Properties. When you create a web page using a LCC template, you
must change the title of the page, otherwise the page will retain the
page title from the template, such as “Template with LeftNav Include
and Section Title.”
Refresh/Reload Used to force the web browser to check the web server for a more
recent version of a web page.
Search Engines Electronic "Yellow Pages" with search facilities. These websites allow
you to enter search criteria and search on it. The search engine will
then return a result with prioritized rankings based on the structure of
the page and the nature of the search
Server One half of the client-server protocol runs on a networked computer and
responds to requests submitted by the client. Your World Wide Web
browser is a client of a World Wide Web server.
SharePoint Designer Web authoring software used to create and revise web pages. Lansing
Community College uses Microsoft SharePoint Designer to administer
the LCC Web. SharePoint has many advantages and features that
allow us to build very rich content consistently over a wide range of
programs and departments at LCC. If you are selected to update your
division/department/program web, you must take SharePoint training
prior to accessing the website.
Templates A master copy of a document used to create clones.
Style Sheet Style Sheets (also known as Cascading Style Sheets or CSS) are a
mechanism for adding style (eg. fonts, colors, spacing, etc.) to web
pages. LCC uses a central Style Sheet to give a common appearance
to text, links, crumb trails and page headings on LCC web pages. One
of the advantages of using Style Sheets is the ability to keep that style
information in a more centralized location. Thus one can fix or change
the style settings of a whole website by editing the central document
alone - not being forced to edit the style settings of each web page.
URL Uniform Resource Locator is the method by which Internet sites are
addressed. An example of LCC's website would be http://www.lcc.edu
Web Page A file written in HTML that allows information in various formats to be
viewed on the Internet.
Website A collection of web pages that contain similar content and share an
Internet address. For example, all of the web pages on
http://www.lcc.edu comprise the LCC website.
WWW World Wide Web or simply Web. A subset of the Internet, which uses a
combination of text, graphics, audio and video (multimedia) to provide
information on most every subject imaginable.