FrontPage [Microsoft] - A commercial, WYSIWYG, HTML editor for creating, editing, managing, and uploading web sites. Some of the special features of the program (such as a graphical counter, forms, database, etc.) require that the web site be uploaded to a server which supports Microsoft FrontPage extensions. FrontPage inserts alot of proprietary code into the pages you create with it, and is not really recommended for anyone but the most basic users. If you would like a more fully functional website with special features, hire a real web designer who does not utilize this program! FrontPage Extensions - Also called FrontPage server extensions. These are a set of server-side scripts and programs which enable users of Microsoft FrontPage to use its special components (called Web Bots). The extensions can be installed for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and on other Windows (usually Windows NT) and UNIX web servers.
FTP - Abbreviation for "File Transfer Protocol". FTP is an Internet standard for transferring files over the Internet. FTP programs and utilities are used to upload and download web pages, graphics, and other files from your hard drive to a remote server which allows FTP access. Two commonly used free FTP programs are WS_FTP and CuteFTP.
Gigabyte (GB) - 1024 Megabytes (MB), which is 2^30 bytes, or 1,073,741,824 bytes. It is sometimes used to refer to 1000 Megabytes.
Google Page Rank (GPR) - Google ranks websites in their directory using a measure referred to as GPR. For more information on the Google PageRank Algorithm, click here.
Guestbook - A "guest book" is a script on a web page with a form which allows web site visitors to "sign in" and leave comments or questions, which optionally may or may not be viewed by other visitors.
Homepage - (1) The home page is the first web page that is displayed after starting a web browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). (2) The home page also refers to the intended beginning page of a web site on the Internet, usually given by default if the root domain is given without specifying the file name (for example, the URL http://www.greenwebdesign.com/ will load the home page for greenwebdesign.com, in this case a file named index.html).
Host - A computer located on a network that provides file storage or services to other computers on the network.
Hosting - Every web page, email, file, or online service is stored ("hosted") on a computer (called a "server") that is connected to the Internet.
.htaccess - This is the default name of a configuration file that contains "server directives" (commands known by the server) that tell the server how to behave. One common use for an .htaccess file is to restrict access (password-protection) to specific files or directories on the Internet or intranet, or to specify a particular web page to be accessed when there the file requested by the browser is not found (error 404).
HTML - Abbreviation for "HyperText Markup Language". HTML is the coding language used to create Hypertext documents (web pages) for use on the Internet. HTML files are intended to be viewed using a browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
HTTP - Abbreviation for "HyperText Transport Protocol". HTTP is the Internet protocol for transferring hypertext files. It requires the host to use an HTTP server program, and the viewer to use a HTTP client program (see definition for "browser").
iHTML - Abbreviation for "inline html". iHTML is a server-side programming language for developing dynamic Internet content. For more info, see ihtml.com.
