FAQs for web

Below you can find some frequently asked questions regarding websites and the web in general, we are in the process of developing a more comprehensive guide to creating a website and the steps and terminology associated with it.

The name that identifies a web site. (like www.stayingintouch.com.au)

A web server that "hosts" web services like providing web site space to companies or individuals.

A server is a computer that delivers services or information to other computers. In web terms: A server that delivers web content to web browsers.

A software program used to display web pages.

A pointer to another document. Most often a pointer to another web page. A hyperlink is a synonym for a hotlink or a link, and sometimes called a hypertext connection to another document or web page.

Computer program used to search and catalog (index) the millions of pages of available information on the web. Common search engines are Google and AltaVista.

 

* For more definitions on the web please visit http://www.w3schools.com/site/site_glossary.asp