Say what? A basic glossary of web terms (V1.0)

• Browser - aka web Browser - the application used to browse the web. Once dominated by Netscape and Internet Explorer, there are other (many would say better..) alternatives available like Mozilla Firefox, Opera or Safari
• CMS - Content Management System - allows you to login from any web browser and update your own website content.
• Database driven website - a website powered by dynamic content from a database, allowing effective upkeep, organisation and searching of data.
• Domain name - the unique name for each internet website address, so much easier than remembering its numerical equivalent, known as the- ip (internet protocol) address.
• Email client / application - program for downloading your email, Outlook or Outlook express are common, Thunderbird is an increasingly popular alternative.
• Facebook - hugely sucessful social media networking site, started in 2004 in the US by student Mark Zuckerburg, now a global phenomenon with approax 300 million active users.
• Firefox - popular open source web Browser
• Google - The daddy of all search engines, one of the great success stories of the internet age. Powerful and ever expanding range of tools for search, advertising and web traffic analysis.
• Hyperlink - the fundamental principle of the web, allowing users to easily view pages hosted on any web server (a PC setup to share files via the Internet.)
• Internet - the global network of networks that forms the backbone of other services like the world wide web. See the excellent people's history of the internet on the excellent Guardian website.
• Intranet - an internal, private network, mainly used by an organisation to communicate with its staff, share data, etc.
• Meta tags - hidden html tags which help to inform search engines about the nature of your website.
  
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