Common Internet Terms

Web page

Web page is an electronic document written using a computer language called HTML. The world wide web consists of files called web pages that contain information about any person or organization etc. Different web pages are connected through a special link called hyperlinks or links. These links are enable the user to jump from one page to another using Internet.

Web site

A web site is a collection of web pages that can be published by an organization or individual. It contains home page and other sub pages. Each web is designed and updated by an individual or organization.

Upload

Upload refers to copying files or documents or data from users computer to the internet. For example, a user can copy HTML documents to the internet server.

Download

Download refers to copying files or documents or programs or data from the internet server to the user’s computer. For example, HTML codes or other programs or data can be copied from the internet to the user’s computer and store in his/her hard disk.

Web Browser

A web browser is a computer program that accesses web pages and display them on the users computer. It is a software that allows user to retrieve, view and copy information using internet.

URL

A web page provide information about a place, person, organization or any other objects. Each web page has a unique address, called a Uniform Resource Locator that provides location on the internet. Web browsers uses URL to provided information to the users. Protocol, server or Domain, path and filename are four parts of URL.