Key Terms
URL (Universal Resource Locator): The address of your web page (i.e. http:// www. awebjourney.com).
Domain Name: The portion of the URL address that comes after www and before any backslashes. (i.e. awebjourney.com)
Web Hosting or Hosting: Computer service used to store and deliver website content (i.e. the text and photos used for a web page)
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): One of the primary languages in which a website is written. At its core, it is the ability to create informative text and links.
Links: A highlighted, and “active”, section of text used to navigate around a website.
Navigation: The process of using links to move from page to page within or across websites. Oftentimes this can be the most difficult element of a website to determine as it is the most important aspect - ease of navigation will keep customers coming back again and again!
Search engine: A website that assists you in finding sites with the information you desire (i.e. google.com, msn.com, yahoo.com)