ANIMATED GIFS: graphics which move, blink, or show appearance of motion.
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BACKGROUND: the color or graphic chosen to represent the web page's look. Text will be placed over the background to be read.
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BROWSERS: the nickname given to people who use the needed software to navigate the World Wide Web.
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CGI SCRIPTING: COMMON GATEWAY INTERFACE, active text used in order forms or comment pages.
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DIAL-UP ACCOUNT: the service provided by any internet server that allows someone to phone the provider to access the internet or e-mail account.
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DOMAIN: the amount of space set aside on any Internet provider listed in their directory under your business or organization name.
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DOWNLOADING: the word or phrase used when information is being passed from one computer system to another.
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E-MAIL: a simple term used for the meaning of "electronic mail". A message sent from one person to one or more persons over the Internet or a private network.
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FRAMESET: one web page that is divided into sections, allowing for more than one web page to be viewed on the same page. These pages normally have a link-index off to one side.
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HOMEPAGE: first page to show when a website is accessed.
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HOSTING FEES: The amount cahrge by an ISP for placing content on their server.  Each server's price varies.  Our fees range from $14.00 to $110.00 depending on thesite's requirements.
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KEYWORDS: search words placed in the web pages META Tags used by search engine to reference content of a web pages for search ability.
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LINKED: a simple term used when someone uses the hypertext code to move from one document to another. By "clicking" the underlined text or links it sends he / she to a different page or location which is loaded automatically.
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LINK-INDEX: a series of links united for the convenience of the user.
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IMAGE MAP: graphics or images that contain one or more multiple links. One graphic or image can be used to link to another page or URL depending on the location inside the image that a link can be accessed.
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INTERACTIVE: a word to describe people setting at home or in an office using their computers to activate the internet.
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ISP: Internet Service Provider, the company willing to publish your web pages for a small fee. These fees are separated from what Business Prompt charges.
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PAGE SIZE: In our estimation a good web page will contain 50K or less occupied memory. Our billing will be centered around this 50K. If we were to upload 75K to the ISP, this would be equal to 1.5 pages by our standard regardless if all 75K was at one web page.
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POSITIONS CHECK: All pages indexed on search engines have a page placement.  A search engine's placement will vary from engine to engine but in all cases it deals with the page's "keywords" .  Engine placement is determined by many variables than just the keywords used.  These variables can be controlled by an effective web meister.  Controling the variables controls searchability making you easier to find.
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REFRESHING: This is the word meaning "updating" or "refresh". Web pages will never change their look or material until someone does it. If this is not done regularly browsers will abandon these unkempt sites.
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STORED MEMORY: The amount of memory a web sight contains calculated in Kilobytes.
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UP AND RUNNING: A phrase, meaning you now have a website for everyone to visit.
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UPLOAD SERVICE: Getting access to your online site through FTP and making all changes necessary to increase your search engine position's rating.
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UPLOADING: Sending information to the ISP
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WEBSITE DOMAIN: The direct name that a business or organization is listed as in an Internet Address. These are some domain names currently used in the United States: ".com" for businesses, ".edu" for educational institutions, .gov for government networks, and ".org" for organizations (notice all domains are in lowercase).
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WWW: or World Wide Web: A system of documents containing text, graphics, and other multimedia goodies. Each web document serves two purposes: It contains information that is useful in and of itself, and it contains specially marked words or phrases that serve as "links" to other web documents.
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