Web Design Basics for UMBC Freshmen: Glossary of Terms

Domain Name - Part of the URL address of a Web page. In the United States , the domain name can end in .com (for businesses); .edu (for educational institution); or .org (for nonprofit organizations)

Download - transferring data (usually a file) from another computer to the computer you are using.

FTP (File Transfer protocol) - a common method of moving files between two Internet locations. FTP is also a way to log in to an Internet site for the purpose of sending and retrieving files.

Home Page - this term refers to the main web page for a business, organization, person, or simply the main page out of a collection of web pages.

HTML Tags - brief formatting commands placed within brackets in the text of an HTML file. For instance <bold> tag tells the Web browser to display the forthcoming text in bold type.

Internet – when you connect 2 or more network together, the Internet is created. A system of servers connected to intercommunicate and share data.

Link - a connection between two documents on the Web, usually specified by an anchor in an HTML document.

Network – any time you connect 2 or more computers together so that they can share resources, you have a computer network.

Server - a computer source providing data storage and maintenance services.

Web page - a document published on a Web server with HTML tags, including hypertext links, and usually includes graphics.

Website - a collection Web pages that share a common theme and purpose.

Web Browser - a software program that allows a user to view data via the Internet.