-domain name
The term may refer to
any type of domain within the computer field, since there are several types of
domains. However, today, it often refers to the address of an Internet site.
-domain name costs
Costs of registering
a domain name can vary from $14.95 per year to $49.99 per year, depending on the
registrar you select. We don't recommend purchasing your domain name until you
select a hosting provider, as some hosting providers do offer package deals with
the hosting and domain name sold together. If you already do own your domain name,
the hosting service provider may charge an additional fee for the transfer of
the domain name.
-Graphic Optimization
the process of converting images into web safe colors and web safe resolution.
-Graphical User Interface (GUI)
A boundary across which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate
with each other. In computer technology, there are several types of interfaces.
Within a web site, it is the graphical based navigation
platform which makes surfing the site possible.
-Hosting
Service Provider, host, hosting
Hosting Services Provider (HSP) is an
application service provider dedicated to providing hosting services. Typically
operates a Web server farm, either at a data center or colocation facility. We
recommend Hinman & Associates for your hosting needs.
-Internet
Service Provider, ISP
Short for Internet Service Provider, a company that
provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives
you a software package, username, password and access phone number. Equipped with
a modem, you can then log on to the Internet and browse the World Wide Web and
USENET, and send and receive e-mail.
- META tags
The HTML code that is used to describe the contents of the web page. Needed for
spidering.
META tags are sometimes termed
as "keywords," and comprised of words or phrases that surfers would
type into a search engine to find your web site.
-merchant
account
An account set up with a third party that makes accepting credit
cards on a web site possible. An example of such a service would be PayPal™.
-navigation
Graphical user interface
or button interface that makes surfing a web site possible.
-- The ability
to click through the web site.
-- The navigation of the web site usually
indicates the number of pages your web site will have.
-New
Media Studies
study of Communication
technologies recently created by the convergence of computers and traditional
media combined with the "hands-on" experience needed to be successful
in todays' digital age.
-Reconstruction
The process of digitally correcting or fixing an image from its' original physical
copy
-Resolution
The degree of sharpness
of a displayed or printed character or image. On screen, resolution is expressed
as a matrix of dots. For example, the VGA resolution of 640x480 means 640 dots
(pixels) across each of the 480 lines. Sometimes the number of colors are added
to the spec; for example, 640x480x16 or 640x480x256. The same resolution looks
sharper on a small screen than a larger one.
-shopping
cart
A shopping cart is a piece of software that acts as an online store's
catalog and ordering process. Typically, a shopping cart is the interface between
a company's web site and its deeper infrastructure, allowing consumers to select
merchandise; review what they have selected; make necessary modifications or additions;
and purchase the merchandise. Shopping carts can be sold as independent pieces
of software so companies can integrate them into their own unique online solution,
or they can be offered as a feature from a service that will create and host a
company's e-commerce site.
-spidering
A program that automatically fetches Web pages. Spiders are used to feed pages
to search engines. It's called a spider because it crawls over the Web. Another
term for these programs is webcrawler.
Because most Web pages contain links
to other pages, a spider can start almost anywhere. As soon as it sees a link
to another page, it goes off and fetches it. Large search engines, like Alta
Vista, have many spiders working in parallel.
-target
population
The audience you are attempting to reach. Potential clients?
Current clients? The "demographic" that you are trying to reach tends
to affect the design of the web site.
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