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ASP
An Active Server Page (ASP) is an HTML page that includes one or more scripts (small embedded programs) that are processed on a Microsoft Web server before the page is sent to the user.

CSS
An acronym for Cascading Style Sheets. Style sheets are a way of adding style (eg. fonts, colors, spacing, etc.) to web pages. One of the advantages of using Style Sheets is the ability to keep that style information in a more centralized location. Thus one can change the style settings of a whole website by editing the central document alone - not being forced to edit the style settings of each web page.

DNS
An acronym for Domain Name Server, DNS refers to a database of Internet names and addresses which translates the names to the official Internet Protocol numbers and vice versa.

Domain
A domain name is a unique name that sends users to your site on the Internet. The domain is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that serves as your address on the Internet. Domain names are purchased and must be maintained to continue using the name.

FTP
File Transfer Protocol is a protocol that allows the transfer of files from one computer to another. FTP is also the verb used to describe the act of transferring files from one computer to another.

Home Page
The page displayed when you first open a website. The Home Page can also be called a Default Page or and Index Page. The Home Page is always the first file accessed by the web when you enter a site. Also, refers to the website that automatically loads each time you launch your browser.

HTML
An acronym that stands for Hypertext Markup Language. This is one of the programming languages that web pages are written in so browsing software will know how to display that document's links, text, graphics and attached media. Files written in HTML have an extension of either .htm or .html.

HTTP
The abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a set of instructions for communication between a server and a World Wide Web client.

IP Address
The abbreviation for Internet Protocol. The IP address is a unique set of numbers that identifies a computer or server on the Internet. Every computer has a unique number assigned, if a machine does not have an IP address it cannot be on a network.

Links
These are the connections between Web pages. This is a synonym for hotlinks or hyperlinks.

POP
An acronym for Point of Presence, POP is a service provider's location for connecting to users. Generally, POPs refer to the location where people can access a provider's host computer.

Search Engine
This term refers to a program that helps users find information in text-oriented databases. Some of the most common search engines are Google, MSN and Yahoo.

Server
A Web server is a program that serves the files that form Web pages to Web user. Every computer on the Internet that contains a Web site must have a Web server program.

URL
An acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. The addressing system used in the World Wide Web and other Internet resources. The URL contains information about the method of access, the server to be accessed and the path of any file to be accessed. Your domain name is your URL.

World Wide Web
Also known as WWW or W3, the World Wide Web is a hypertext-based service used for browsing websites. It uses a combination of text, graphics, audio and video (multimedia) to provide information on most every subject imaginable.