A host (server) is the computer on which a website is stored. It allows other computers (clients) to retrieves information or access its files.
When a website is published its files are uploaded to the hosting server and become accessible through the world wide web for public viewing. Almost the entire structure of the Internet is based upon this client-server model, with millions of servers connected to the Internet and continuously running throughout the world.
Hypertext Markup Language. HTML is the predominant markup language used to create web pages. HTML is a set of tags that are used to define the content, layout and the formatting of the web document. It provides a means to format and structure text, include links, images and embed media in a web page. HTML is written in the form of labels (known as tags), surrounded by angle brackets.
For example:
To make something appear <b>bold</b> or <i>italicized</i> you would surround text with the tags used here.
HTML can include embedded scripting language code, such as PHP, which can affect the behavior of web browsers.
A hyper link is what you click on to go to another web page, usually a segment of text or an image. Hyperlinks are how we navigate our way through websites.
Information architecture is the science of expressing a model or concept for information. In web design, the architecture means the arrangement of a web site's components.
Internet Protocol Address. A unique number that some electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network. Computers, routers, switches, time-servers, printers, internet fax machines, and even telephones - can have their own unique address.
An IP address acts as a locator for one device to find another and interact with it. An IP address can be thought of as the equivalent of a street address or a phone number for a computer on the Internet.
Joint Photographic Experts Group. JPEG is the commonly used method of compression for photographic images and detailed artwork. These files end with a ".jpg" extension and employ millions of colors that blend into each other, which differs from the GIF format only uses 256 colors, which makes it better for high contrast graphics and photographs.
Moving Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer III. A compression format that shrinks audio files with only a small sacrifice in sound quality, allowing for easy download over the internet.
PHP was originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. such as shopping carts and forms. PHP technology allows the insertion of server executable scripts in web pages.
A pixel (short for picture element) is a single point in a graphic image. It refers to how monitors divide the display screen into thousands or millions of individual dots. A pixel is one of those dots.