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WEB TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS

OBJECTIVE 4: STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE INTERRELATIONSHIP AMONG KEY WEB
TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS
WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)
The World Wide Web, commonly referred to as
the ‘Web’, is a graphical easy-to-use system of
inter-linked files (web pages) on the Internet.
Vast amounts of information can be obtained
through the use of the WWW.
UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL)
This is the unique address of each
page on the World Wide Web.
The domain name of a website is
the main part of a URL
E.g. example.com
DOMAIN NAME EXTENSIONS
.com – for a commercial business
.org – for a non-commercial organisation
.info – for a site that provides information
.edu – for an educational institution
.mil – for military
.vc – for a site registered in St. Vincent
.gov – for government
.net – network
HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE (HTML)
This is a markup
language used to create
web pages. It includes a
set of tags that
determines how the
content of a webpage
will be displayed by a
web browser.
HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (HTTP)

This is a protocol used to request and transmit files, especially web


pages and web page components, over the Internet or other computer
networks.
This is a document on the World Wide Web, consisting of an
WEB PAGE HTML file and any related files for scripts and graphics and
often hyperlinked to other Web pages.
This is a set of interconnected web pages, usually

WEBSITE including a home page, generally located on the same


server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of
information by a person, group, or organization.
HYPERLINK

This is an image or section of text that a visitor can click on, that
transfers the visitor to another web page or to another point in the
same page. It can also link to an email address or a downloadable file.
WEB BROWSER
This is a program that
allows users to view and
explore information on
the World Wide Web.
Examples of popular
browsers are: Google
Chrome, Microsoft
Internet Explorer and
Mozilla Firefox.
WEB SERVER
This is a computer that
delivers (serves up) web
pages. When a request
is made to access a web
site, the request is sent
to the web server. The
server then fetches the
page and sends it to
your browser.
WEB
SERVER
FILE TRANSFER
PROTOCOL (FTP)
This is a set of rules governing
the transfer of files over the
Internet. The files are stored
on FTP sites and downloaded
using FTP programs.
This is the process of reading data from a user’s
UPLOAD computer storage and sending it to another computer
via communication channels.
This is the process whereby programs or data are
DOWNLOAD transferred via communications channels, from a
remote (distant) computer and stored on media
located at the user’s computer.
ELECTRONIC MAIL (EMAIL)

This is sending an electronic message over a network to


anyone with an email address and access to a computer
system. An email address is always in the form
username@domain_name, for example, info@macmillan-
caribbean.com.

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