6.02 Glossary
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- Resolution
- Is how many pixels are displayed on your screen. The most popular one currently is 800x600. The higher the thing the smaller text and images will appear on your screen.
- Forms
- Used to collect information with a variety of input fields.
- Anti-aliasing
- A technique for diminishing/smoothing edges of a pixilated graphic--removing the jaggies or stairstep-likeliness.
- GIF-(Graphical Interchange Format)
- One of several formats used to present images over the Internet. It is limited to 256 colors and was developed by CompuServe.
- Foreground
- Text color.
- Background
- The basic overall color or design of your web page. You may use a color or an image as the background.
- Animated GIF
- A graphic file that moves. It is created by displaying a sequence of still frames over a timed interval.
- Inline Graphic
- A graphic that appears within a line of text.
- Thumbnails
- Small graphics used to keep loading time to 5-7 seconds.
- Applets
- Programs written in JavaScript to add action and glitz to a website.
- JPG,JPEG-(Joint Photographic Experts Group)
- A file format used for images. It is best used for photographs and pictures with lots of different colors. JPEGs can display 16 million colors.
- PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
- Pronounced PING. Another file format for pictures. Unfortunately it is not supported by all browsers yet.
- Form Handler
- A software program running on a web server that interprets the data sent by a web page and performs action with that data.
- Chunks
- Text and graphics divided into manageable sections within a website.
- Frames
- Two or more separate windows that open in a web browser (Example: menu in one frame and the main information in the second frame).
- Wallpaper
- The background of the web page, containing a design and/or color.
- Tables
- Used to hold text and/or graphics so that they do not shift on pages when viewed by different browsers.
- Input Controls
- Form fields that are used to collect data entered by the user; can be radio buttons, checkboxes, textareas, etc.
- Demographics
- Characteristics such as age, sex, income, location, education, and religion. Has an effect on how a customer/user purchases.