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GLOSSARY OF COMMON 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
and belongs to you as long as you are the "registered" owner.
URL: Stands for Universal Resource Locator, it is the name that comes between
http://www. and the .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
from your site (i.e. yourname@phototalentonline.com) to your
preferred e-mail address (i.e. you@hotmail.com).
Browser: A software program that is used to look at various kinds of
Websites (URL'S) on the Internet. i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer,
Netscape, Firefox, Safari.
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",
some use the text that is on the "index page" and some use a combination.
Metatags: "hidden" coding that the web designer inserts into the website that allows
Search Engines to find a specific or specific type of webpage using their
criteria for searching.
Keywords: A metatag that uses as many of the words that are associated with your
website as possible. Keywords are one of the methods that Search Engines
use to find you website when someone "searches".
Description: A metatag that gives a brief description of your website. Used by some
search engines to "find" a website.
Html: Coded language that a web designer uses to ensure that a browser
"reads" a website correctly.
Index page: The name for the 1st page your website opens to, most commonly known
as the "Home Page".
Hit Counter: A statistical program, sometimes with a small icon placed on a web page, that
records how many people have visited the site, as well as a breakdown of
that information.