Information on Internet Web Technology
ADBO® Consulting provides the following information to help people understand terminology used on the Internet with regards to web site design, development, deployment, and management.
- HTML – this is scripting language that tells a web browser what to show and the format to show it in, be it text, graphics, forms, etc.
- Java – this is a programming language from Sun Microsystems. There are java scripts (programs) that will run only on your/client computer (client side java scripts) and scripts that will run on the host server and display results on your computer (server side java scripts). Many Internet games use client side java programs. This technology should not be confused with JavaScript which is scripting code that gets imbedded in HTML code.
- JavaScript – is a scripting language that runs in the browser. It is coded in line with the html code. Most forms and similar web pages have JavaScript imbedded in them. This is a fairly simple language to use and many tools like DreamWeaver have them incorporated into their functionality.
- Pearl – this is a scripting programming language that can dynamically create the html code for a web page and send it to a web browser. It is a relatively easy language to use and an inexpensive way to add considerable sophistication to a web site. It does require a programmer.
- Web Browser – this is the window that displays web pages. Many people with Windows based machines use Internet Explorer (IE) since it comes bundled with their operating system. This site does not recommend the use of IE for the following reasons; security problems, not as fast as other browsers, not able to adequately manage cookies, too many pop ups, easy to get trojans, menus, ad ware, home page changes, etc. installed on ones machine that can be very difficult to get rid of. We recommend Netscape as the web browser of choice. It is faster than IE, has a pop up manager, has a cookie manager, does not have the security problems, and it is free.
- Web Server – this is a program that runs on a host machine (hardware server) that manages the transactions between the host machine and the client machine. The web pages are stored on the host server and are fetched and displayed based on requests sent from the web browser to the web server. For most people this functionality is completely behind the scenes when creating a small web site.
- Copyright your pages as follows: Copyright © (first date of creation) (name of owner). Like this: Copyright © 2003 John Smith, All Rights Reserved. For more information on copyright visit http://www.whatiscopyright.org
- Another way to protect yourself is to trademark you company logo and any product names by using the registered trademark ® symbol.
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