Glossary

B | C | H | S

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B

Browser

The software used to access and render websites. The most commonly used browsers are FireFox and Internet Explorer

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C

CMS

Content management system - any system used to update the content of a website. Content management systems are generally web-based, allowing the user to update the website from any computer.

CSS

Cascading Stylesheet - code which tells the browser how to render the styles of the various elements of an HTML file. The stylesheet generally tells the browser where the various elements of a web page are placed, what colour each of the elements are and so forth.

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H

HTML

Hyper Text Mark-up Language - the langauage which instructs the browser software what the various parts of a web page mean, such as heading, paragraph, list item etc.

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S

Server

A computer which holds all of the files for one or more websites. Whilst this can be a computer in a home or office, they are usually housed in a dedicated data centre.

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