PYW: Lesson - Vocabulary

Vocabulary

When learning about anything, a hobby or your favorite subject in school, it helps to understand what things are called, what it means, and how to use the terms correctly. In this lesson, you will be introduced to or have an opportunity to review terms and definitions that are basic to web development. Understanding these terms will ensure a firm foundation as you complete each lesson to achieve the ultimate goal of creating your website.

Check out this video for an intro to common terms used in web development:

Vocabulary List

Below are a few more terms that you should become familiar with. Review each term and definition and let’s have a little fun with an interactive activity.

  • Website: A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web.
  • Webpage: A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) that is part of a website on the World Wide Web; web pages are often hyperlinked to others and contain text, images, and/or videos.
  • HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol - protocol used to transfer data over the web.
  • HTML: HyperText Markup Language - used to create the content of a web page.
  • Java Script: A programming language used in web development that dictates web behavior.
  • CSS: The language for describing the presentation of Web pages, including colors, layout, and fonts.
  • Tags: The special set of characters that tells the machine where the start and end of HTML elements are and what type they are.
  • Heading: A title or summary for a document or section of a document.
  • Domain Name System (DNS): An association of website/web page names with corresponding IP addresses.
  • IP: Internet Protocol - a computer’s address.
  • IP Address: A sequence of usually alphanumeric characters that identifies a collection of information on the internet.
  • Server: Stores, processes, and delivers web pages to a user's computer upon request from a web browser.
  • Site Map: A visual representation that shows how web pages are organized within the website.
  • Web Browser: A software application that is used to access the world wide web.
  • URL: Uniform Resource Locator - address of a resource on the internet.

Practice Activity

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