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MSFP Tutorial 1 Key TermsKnow these key terms.
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Page number |
Definition |
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Internet |
FP 1.04 |
A large, worldwide collection of computer networks that are connected to each other |
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Network |
FP 1.04 |
Two or more computers connected to one another for purposes of sharing resources and communication. |
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Server or host |
FP 1.04 |
A computer on the network which functions as the network’s central computer |
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Client/server architecture |
FP 1.04 |
The way in which Internet resources are organized. The server runs computer software that coordinates and communicates with the other computers connected to it |
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Client |
FP 1.04 |
A personal computer that is connected to the Internet. |
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Internet Service Provider (ISP) |
FP 1.04 |
A business that provides a connection to the Internet for individuals, businesses, and organizations for a fee |
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World Wide Web (Web or WWW) |
FP 1.04 |
A part of the Internet that provides information stored on servers that are connected to the Internet around the world |
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Web page |
FP 1.04 |
An electronic document of information on the Web |
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Web site |
FP 1.04 |
A related set of Web pages available from the Web server on which they are stored |
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Web server |
FP 1.04 |
An Internet server that stores Web pages |
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SubWebs |
FP 1.05 |
A smaller Web contained within a larger Web site |
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Hyperlinks (links) |
FP 1.05 |
Keywords, phrases, or pictures in a Web page that when clicked using a mouse will connect to a different Web page |
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Linking |
FP 1.05 |
The process of connecting to another location on the Web using a hyperlink |
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Web Browser |
FP 1.05 |
The software program that requests, retrieves, interprets, and displays the content of a Web page on a client |
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Internet Explorer |
FP 1.05 |
A powerful and easy-to-use Web browser |
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Portability |
FP 1.06 |
The ability of software to run on many computers |
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Hypertext Document (HTML Documents) |
FP 1.15 |
The most common device for storing information for transfer and display on the various computers that are connected to the Internet |
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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) |
FP 1.06 |
A programming language used to prepare HTML documents |
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Character set |
FP 1.06 |
A standard set of characters which all computers can recognize |
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Disk-based Web |
FP 1.06 |
Web pages that are developed and tested while stored on a computer’s disk drive |
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Server-based Web |
FP 1.06 |
Web server software that is installed either on a client or on a server |
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Start page |
FP 1.07 |
The first page that opens when you start your Web browser |
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Uniform Resource Locator (URL) |
FP 1.07 |
The address of a resource on the Internet |
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Home Page |
FP 1.07 |
The first page that opens on a Web site |
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Internet Protocol address |
FP 1.11 |
A unique number that consists of four sets of numbers, separated by periods, that identifies a specific server or computer |
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Domain name |
FP 1.11 |
An IP address that uses names instead of numbers |
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Pathname |
FP 1.12 |
A URL that includes the folder name, filename, and filename extension for locating the Web page |
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Internal Hyperlink |
FP 1.14 |
A hyperlink that connects to another location within the same Web page |
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Frames |
FP 1.17 |
A division of a Web page into several windows which display a different Web page in each window |
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Frames Page (frameset) |
FP 1.17 |
A Web page that is divided into several frames that display other Web pages |
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Static Web page |
FP 1.19 |
A Web page that you request from the server and that opens in your browser |
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Interactive (dynamic) Web page |
FP 1.19 |
A Web page that does not already exist as a file on the server, but rather is created based on data entered by the user |
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FrontPage component |
FP 1.19 |
A prewritten program that carries out a particular processing function |
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Search Component |
FP 1.19 |
A component used to create a Search Web page that accepts a user's search request and then performs a search across all of the pages of a Web site to find matching Web Pages |
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Form Web page |
FP 1.21 |
Used to gather information from a user of the Internet |
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Microsoft FrontPage |
FP 1.25 |
Software that simplifies the development, maintenance, and publication of a Web site |
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Publish |
FP 1.25 |
The storing of a Web site's files on a Web server making the Web site available to people using the Internet |
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FrontPage Web site |
FP 1.25 |
Consists of the Web pages, files, and folders that make up the content of your Web site |
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FrontPage Server Extensions |
FP 1.25 |
A set of programs and scripts that support FrontPage and allow a Web browser to send and receive Web pages that are processed by a Web server |
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Local Area Network (LAN) |
FP 1.25 |
A group of computers that are located near each other and that are connected in order to share data, files, software, and hardware |
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Views |
FP 1.28 |
A provision for different ways of looking at the information in your Web site so that it can be effectively created and managed |
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Page View |
FP 1.28 |
A view used to create, edit, and format the content of your Web page |
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Folders View |
FP 1.31 |
A view used to navigated folders in a FrontPage Web site |
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Reports View |
FP 1.31 |
A view which provides analysis and summary information about a Web site |
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Site Summary Report |
FP 1.31 |
A report that provides statistical information about a Web site to help with the management of a Web site |
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Navigation View |
FP 1.32 |
A view that displays a Web site as a diagram that shows its navigation structure in a folder-like hierarchy resembling an organization chart |
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Parent Page |
FP 1.33 |
The top-level page in a Web site which is usually the Home Page for the Web site |
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Child Page |
FP 1.33 |
A page that appears below the parent page or another page in a Web site's structure |
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FrontPage navigation bar |
FP 1.33 |
A group of hyperlinks that link the pages in the Web site; this type of navigation bar is created and update automatically by FrontPage |
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Hyperlinks view |
FP 1.33 |
A view in which your Web site appears graphically as a hierarchical picture of the hyperlinks that connect its files, including multimedia files |
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Repeated Hyperlink |
FP 1.36 |
A hyperlink to a location that already is the target of another hyperlink |
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Tasks List |
FP 1.36 |
A detailed listing of the necessary activities or items required to complete a Web site |
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Tags |
FP 1.37 |
Codes contains within an HTML document that the browser interprets when displaying the page |
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Two-sided (tags) |
FP 1.37 |
Tags (most) are used in pairs that consist of an opening tag and a closing tag |
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Opening tag |
FP 1.37 |
The first tag of the two-side pair of tags; tells the browser to run on a particular feature and apply it to the document content that follows the tag |
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Closing tag |
FP 1.37 |
The second tag of the two-sided tag which the indication to the browser to stop applying the feature |
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One-sided tag |
FP 1.37 |
Most tags are two-sided but some tags are only single tags (they require only one tag) |
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Nested tags |
FP 1.38 |
Tags that appear within other tags |
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Outside tag |
FP 1.38 |
The tags on the outside of a set of nested tags which are processed first |
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Inside tag |
FP 1.38 |
The tags on the inside of a set of nested tags which are processed after the outside tag |
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Attributes |
FP 1.38 |
Properties that specify additional information about a tag |
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Context-sensitive Help |
FP 1.42 |
Help that is specific to the current task |
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