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Dynamic HTML

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Dynamic HTML or DHTML is a method of creating interactive web sites by using a combination of static markup language HTML, a client-side scripting language (such as JavaScript), the presentation definition language (e.g. Cascading Style Sheets), and the Document Object Model.

INFO FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_HTML

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Testing

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In general, testing is finding out how well something works. In terms of human beings, testing tells what level of knowledge or skill has been acquired. In computer hardware and software development, testing is used at key checkpoints in the overall process to determine whether objectives are being met.

http://searchvb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid8_gci534970,00.html

Equity of Access

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Equity of access means that all people have the information they need-regardless of age, education, ethnicity, language, income, physical limitations or geographic barriers.

(taken from ALA)

Search Engine

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A search engine is a program designed to help find information stored on a computer system such as the World Wide Web, inside a corporate or proprietary network or a personal computer.
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Digital Certificate

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A digital certificate is an electronic "credit card" that establishes your credentials when doing business or other transactions on the Web. It is issued by a certification authority ( CA ). It contains your name, a serial number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder's public key, and the digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority so that a recipient can verify that the certificate is real.

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Copyright

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Copyright is the ownership of an intellectual property within the limits prescribed by a particular nation's or international law. For example, the copyright law provides that the owner of a property has the exclusive right to print, distribute, and copy the work, and permission must be obtained by anyone else to reuse the work in these ways.

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Proxy Servers

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A server that sits between a client application , such as a Web browser , and a real server . It intercepts all requests to the real server to see if it can fulfill the requests itself. If not, it forwards the request to the real server.

Data Integrity

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Data Integrity refers to the validity of data. It can be compromised in a number of ways.

(taken from webopedia)

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Maintenance

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Once a website has been completed, constant maintenance is needed to keep things running - especially if the website has dynamic content or if users are able to interact with the website. Depending ont the size and scale of the website, maintenance can be a full time job.

Firewalls

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A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets. All messages entering or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall, which examines each message and blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria.

Proxy Server

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A proxy server is a computer network service which allows clients to make indirect network connections to other network services.
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Firewall

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A dedicated gateway machine with special security precautions on it typically used to protect a network when it is connected to an outside network, especially the Internet.
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Frontpage

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Microsoft FrontPage is a powerful Web design software tool that is available at retail locations everywhere.

Hyperlinks

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A hyperlink, or simply a link, is a reference in a hypertext document to another document or other resource. As such it is similar to a citation in literature. Combined with a data network and suitable access protocol, a computer can be instructed to fetch the resource referenced. Hyperlinks are part of the foundation of the World Wide Web.

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Notepad

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Notepad is a Windows program normally used as a text editor. It is a text editor supplied with Windows. It is sometimes used to type in HTML code.
Notepad (if it's installed) can be opened by clicking on Start> Programs> Accessories> Notepad.

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&lr=&defl=en&q=define:Notepad&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

IMAP

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(Internet Message Access Protocol) IMAP is gradually replacing POP as the main protocol used by email clients in communicating with email servers. Using IMAP an email client program can not only retrieve email but can also manipulate message stored on the server, without having to actually retrieve the messages. So messages can be deleted, have their status changed and multiple mail boxes can be managed.

Netcsape

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A widely used browser or client used to search and view information files on the World Wide Web. Another popular browser is Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

clamshell

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Clamshell is a popular style of design for a mobile phone handset. The case is made in two halves that are joined together by a hinge at the centre, such that when the phone is brought into use it is opened like the shell of a clam.
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