The search engine from Microsoft.

A computer program used to view a web page.

The web browser from Google. Many people like Chrome as it displays web pages very quickly.

CMS stands for contact management system - a set of code and databases that organizes and manages the content of a web site.

A system consisting of code and a database that organizes and delivers web content. A CMS is used to manage and organize large sites, avoiding the overhead of custom coding and designing individual web pages.

Cascading style sheets - code that is shared across web pages to provide common effects, like color, fonts, positioning, etc.

A domain name is is the name of an organization or product that translates into an IP (Internet Protocol) address that can be loaded into your browser.

An open source content management system used to develop web sites.

Firefox is a popular, free, open source browser from the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox is often used by developers as it has many handy plug-ins.

Adobe Flash is a multimedia file format that allows display of audio and video along with interactive graphic displays.

An online, threaded discussion on a web site.

GIF is a still image file format. GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. GIF’s can display transparency and it can display animations. However, GIF’s often do not have the depth and breadth of color for many applications.

The world’s most popular search engine, found at www.google.com.

An organization that provides resources and service for a web page.

Hypertext markup language - the code that displays a web page.

A clickable section of a web site that takes you to another web page.

Shorthand for Internet Explorer, the web browser from Microsoft.

The web browser from Microsoft. For folks using Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer is set as the default browser.

Internet protocol (IP) is an organization scheme allowing data to be transferred across the internet.

An organization that provides computer processing, disc space and access to the internet for your web site, email and other online applications.

An IP address is the location of a device, such as your web site. There are two versions. An example of an IP v4 address is 123.123.123.123.

Internet Service Provider. A company that provides connectivity to the internet.

Apple’s proprietary software and online distribution system for music, video and podcasting.

Terminology which has been defined for a specific activity, profession, or group.

A programming language originally from Sun Microsystems that embeds intelligence into web pages.

An object-oriented programming language that is used to enbed intelligence and special effects into web sites.

A still image format that compresses image files to a 10:1 radio. Files could have the suffix of jpeg or jpg. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group.

A still image format that compresses image files to a 10:1 radio. Files could have the suffix of jpeg or jpg. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group.

Jquery is a library of Javascript functions that can add advanced functions to a web site.

The open source operating system that is used for many web servers, desktop computers, TV’s, and many other computer appliances.

Software whose source code is published and made freely available to the public.

An open source web browser from the Opera Software company and runs on a wide variety of operating systems.

Software that controls the computer hardware and execution of computer programs.

The proprietary (closed source) operating system for Apple computers.

PHP is a general-purpose computer scripting language that adds functionality and advanced features to a web site.

PNG is a graphic file format. PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics. PNG’s allow transparent backgrounds for web page applications.

An open source high-level programming language used in web development.

Quicktime is a multimedia format developed and distributed by Apple and a competitor to Adobe Flash and Windows Media.

The web browser from Apple that is the default browser for Mac’s, but there is also a version for Windows.

Online services that index the content of the internet and display results based upon your search words.

The process of developing web content and the way that it is referenced to achieve better results in search engines.

Search Engine Optimization - the process of developing web content and the way that it is referenced to achieve better results in search engines.

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Simply, a URL is what you would type on your browser’s command line, e.g. http://www.helpmewithmywebsite.com/glossary.

A combination of code and images that are displayed in a browser.

The proprietary (closed source) operating system from Microsoft.

Windows Media is a multimedia file format created and distributed by Microsoft.

An multifunctional online service that was originally made popular by its search engine.