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home page: Usually the first page of an organization or individual’s website. interactive: Describes productions and services that enable users to choose commands that directly influence the direction or outcome of their experience. interface: The point where hardware, software, and user connect; the physical (electrical or mechanical) connection between elements of computer hardware. Internet: A network of computers connected by telephone lines. First created by the U.S. Department of Defense to send information, particularly in the event of a war that destroyed one or more terminals. The Internet is now a “network of networks” with companies that provide access for a fee to anyone with appropriate equipment. ISP (Internet Service Provider): Company that provides a hookup to the Internet. All vary in kind and level of service: some provide direct access; others provide added services such as news, chat rooms, downloadable software sections, and entertainment. Java: A programming language designed to develop applications, especially ones for the Internet, that can operate on different platforms. Created by Sun. JavaScript: Netscape’s simple cross-platform World Wide Web scripting language, only very vaguely related to Java. It helps to make web pages less static and more interactive. JavaScript should not be confused with Java, and is a Netscape, not a Sun, trademark. JPEG (Joint Photographers Expert Group): Another compressed image format, JPEG is one of the two most common image formats on the web (the other being GIF). It is lossy, which means that the compressed version has less information than the original. JPEG compression is most appropriate for photographic images. |
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