socket
abstract concept that represent one end of a connection
text editor
similar to word processing software
hypertext
a group of interlinked files
XHTML
the follow-up version to HTML 4
W3C
world wide web consortium
media tags
specify how to display media elements
operational tags
specify the basic setup for a web page
cading style sheet
CSS acts as a template that can control the layout and design of a web page
hypertext link
a link to access related Web pages
HTML document
a plain text, or ASCII, document with embended HTML tags
markup language
HTML is called a markup laguage because authors mark up their documents by inserting special instructions, called HTML tags, that specify how the document should appear when displayed on a computer screen or printed
self-closing tag
a single tag that icludes a closing "/" symnol
formatting tags
change the appearance of text and work in much the same way as the formatting options in a word processor that create bold and italic text, adjust text size, change text color, arrange text in table format, or center text on page
link tags
specify whare and how to display links to other web pages and e-mail adresses
helper application
a program that extends a browser's ability to work with file formats
server farm
group of multiple servers
Web authoring software
provides tools specificaly designed to enter and format Web page text, graphics, and links
body section
it contains the text you want the browser to display, the HTML tags that format the text, plus variety of links--including links to graphics, sounds and videos
external style sheet
contains formatting specifications for a group of web pages
animated gif
a graphic file that consist of a sequence of frames or related images
flash animation
a proprietary technology developed by macromedia that requires client software for viewing
internal link
link to other pages at the same web site
external link
links to pages outside the web site
intrapage link
a type of link used to jump to a different location within the current web page
mailto link
automatically opens a preadressed e-mail from that can be completed and send