Simple Designs
Webpage Design for Small Businesses

Word or Phrase	Definition
CGI Scripting	Programming that allows viewers of the webpage to input information in the form of searches or even their name and addresses for uses such as mailing lists.
DNS	Refers to "Domain Name Server" or sometimes "Domain Name Service" This is the computer that provides the service that connects the person who types in "http://www.yourcompany.com" with your computer files that make up your webpage.
Domain Name	This is the part of your webpage that follows the http:// Some examples are http://www.philcooper.com or http://www.microsoft.com Generally these are in the form of yourcompanyname.com but can be virtually anything you want--as long as it follows certain guidlines. It is generally a given that your domain name will be preceeded by the www. See Selecting a Domain Name.
Internet Service Provider	Also abbreviated as ISP.This title refers to the company that hosts the files that comprise a webpage. Some examples are Advancenet and Soltec. These are two Champaign, Illinois companies. They are responsible for maintaining the computer that your webpage files are actually placed on.
Internic	The organization that monitors registrationm and ownership of domain names.
Java	Another programming language that allows for manipulation of graphics and text through graphics.
Mail Forms	An example of CGI scripting. People can fill out comment cards, product requests or give you information for mailing lists, all through your webpage.
Server, Web	Refers to the physical computer that houses the files that comprise the webpage. This is the computer that people who access a webpage actually connect to.
URL	Stands for "Uniform Resource Locator" and refers to the domain name in addition to the http:// before it. For example: http://www.philcooper.com
Web Hosting	Service provided by the Internet Service Providers--their computers hold the actual webpage files and respond to requests from other people (through their computers) for access to these files.
Web Page	Refers to the individual documents that make up a website--for example this page of definitions is one webpage.
Web Presence	Usually consisting of only a few webpages, a web presence gives people basic information on your company--location, type of business, etc.
Web Site	Refers to the complete group of pages that customers can access when they access your URL.