GLOSSARY OF INTERNET TERMS:
Domain name: A name given to internet addresses, i.e. www.yourname.com
A Domain Name must be registered for a minumum period
of 1 year and renewed each year thereafter.
This name is unique belongs to you alone.
URL: Stands for Universal Resource Locator, it is the name that comes between
http:///. and .com (or .org, .net, etc.) and when typed into the
Location bar at the top of your browser, goes to your website.
Server: large capacity computer which you can connect to through an
"uploading" program to install the html coded files that are your website.
Also referred to as "host".
E-mail forwarding: method used by the webmaster to forward email sent directly
to your site (i.e. yourname@phototalentonline.com) to your
preferred e-mail address (i.e. you@hotmail.com).
Search Engine: internet directories that allow a user to type in a request to find a
website using keywords.
Each search engines uses a different criteria to search for a website.
Some use the metatag "keywords", some use the metatag "description"
and some use the text that is on the "index page".
Metatags: "hidden" coding on the website that allows search engines to find
specific webpages.
Keywords: A metatag that uses as many of the words that are associated with your
website as possible.
Description: A metatag that gives a brief description of your website.
Used by some search engines to "find" a website.
Index page: The name for the 1st page your website open to, the Home Page.
html: Coded language that a web designer uses to ensure that a browser
"reads" a website correctly.
Browser: A software program that is used to look at various kinds of
Internet resources. i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape.
Hit Counter: Small icon placed on a web page, usually at the bottom,
that tells you how many people have visited the site.