10 Common Terms about Web

The Internet has became one of the basics of our daily life. However, most of us used to hear strange terms  that related to the web and the internet. So, in the following few lines, iLead will tackle some of these important terms.

• URL

It is an abbreviation of “Uniform Resource Locator”. It is the address of the website that appears at the top of the web page.

• HTML

It is an abbreviation of “Hyper Text Markup Language”. It is a programming language that is used to create websites and pages.

• Hyper Link

It is the link that makes you able to move from a page to another and from a website to another.

• SEO

It is an abbreviation of “Search Engine Optimization” which is a strategy that works on improving the websites and increasing its rank to urge Google to show it at the first pages of the search engine. In addition, there are many factors for applying this strategy.

• GIF

It is an abbreviation of “Graphic Interchange Format” and it’s a format for photos on the internet which promote high-quality photos. Also, it’s featured by promoting the moving photos which are used a lot on the internet.

• Modem

It is a device with the computer that transfers the information between the computers through sending such information from the computer to each others via using phone’s lines.

• Tag

It is used in the programming languages. The programmers use the smaller than mark “<” and the bigger than mark “>” for referring to the tag.

• ISP

It is an abbreviation of “Internet service Provider” which is a paid internet; that a company can provide.

• HTTP

It is an abbreviation of “Hyper Transfer Protocol” which is a protocol that brings the website pages to the user device. Also, this shortcut usually comes before the URL of many websites.

• FAQ

It is an abbreviation of “Frequently Asked Questions” which means the commonly asked questions in specific field. Also, it is worth mentioning that, this shortcut exists on the home page for many websites to answer the users’ questions.

Conclusion

If you are an internet user and want to know more about this field. Firstly, you need to know the common terms of this field and what do they mean.