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Scanning
Scanning is the process of using a scanner to create
a copy of the original artwork or text. Due to the
lack of digital photography or working files, some
projects need scanners to preserve certain images
or pictures they wish to incorporate into their web
page.
Server (web)
A server is a computer with network capabilities allowing
users to connect via the internet. Commonly called
a web server or web hosting, servers are needed for
websites to be viewable on the World Wide Web.
Site Feed (internet)
Site Feeds also called RSS (Really Simple Syndicate)
are used to share website content with other websites.
News and Media outlets are known to capture great
stories from internet syndicates and they're a great
means of exposure. RSS are read from XML and most
browsers support the technology by offering easy
to read versions.
Sitemap
A sitemap is like the "table of contents" of
a website. It contains all the links of the website
and can be used for many purposes like page ordering,
usability, site structure, and search engine crawling.
It's wise to use a sitemap if your site is extremely
large or contains a complex hierarchy of links. Having
a sitemap allows users and search engines to avoid
complex link structures and scan through your sites
pages easily and thoroughly.
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)
SMIL is a markup language that is strikingly similar
to HTML. The purpose of synchronized multimedia
integration language is so that video, audio, graphics, and text
can be synchronized with web based applications.
As the multimedia generation continues to use develop
through the internet, you will see an increase in
these types of languages.
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)
SMIL is a markup language that is strikingly similar
to HTML. The purpose of synchronized multimedia integration
language is so that video, audio, graphics, and text
can be synchronized with web based applications.
As the multimedia generation continues to use develop
through the internet, you will see an increase in
these types of languages.
Spam, Spammers, Spambots
Spam is unsolicited email that is usually sent out
by a spammer(s) computer then sent out to thousands
if not millions of emails users throughout the world.
There are better techniques now available to webmasters
to eliminate comment spam which was on the rise in
2006. Proprietary web design tools and software like
Microsoft and Flash has been instrumental to eliminating
the ability for spammers to use code for both harvesting
emails and automated submission by Spambots.
Status Bar
The status bar is the empty space at the bottom of
the browser that shows a hyperlink when you rollover
a web page link. Developers have the ability to hide
this function through JavaScript or Flash development.
Streaming, Streaming Media
Streaming is the ability to play media files before
having to wait for the entire song or video to fully
download. Flash, RealAudio, RealVideo, and Quicktime
are major break through in streaming media by allowing
images and video to be displayed before the entire
file has been loaded; resulting a faster output and
avoiding slow download.
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