Internet Terminology

Hard Disk Drive The mechanism that controls the positioning, reading, and writing of the hard disk, which furnishes the largest amount of data storage for the PC. Although the hard disk drive (often shortened to "hard drive") and the hard disk are not the same thing, they are packaged as a unit and so either term is sometimes used to refer to the whole unit. Head The HTML tag used to enclose the beginning elements in the HTML document, including the title. Hits Counter A hits counter is a tool that allows a Webmaster to determine how many times a particular page is accessed. Home Page The first page that you intend people to see at your web site. Host Name The name of a computer on the Internet, used to identify it in the URL naming scheme. .htaccess * a script that allows more control over web pages and data that reside on your server space. HTML - HyperText Markup Language The coding scheme used to format text for use on the World Wide Web. HTTP - HyperText Transport Protocol The transmission standard used to send HTML documents across the World Wide Web. Hypertext A special type of database system, invented by Ted Nelson in the 1960s, in which objects (text, pictures, music, programs, and so on) can be creatively linked to each other.

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