Web 1 Vocabulary Practice Test 3

Allows you to slant an object along a specified axis.

An executable file refers to a program file. Executables in DOS and Windows usually have an .exe or a .com extension. In UNIX and Macintosh environments, executable files can have any name.

An additional piece of software that "helps" your browser interpret and display specific file types that it doesn't have the built-in ability to do itself.

A network that allows a company to share information with other businesses and customers. They transmit information over the Internet and require a user to have a password to access data on internal company servers.

Allows you to distort the image while only dragging one corner at a time.

Online documents that list and answer the most common questions on a particular subject.

Is a way of reducing the size of one or more files, so that they don't take up a lot of space on a server or hard drive and can travel faster over a network.

When you place files on a UNIX (multitasking, timesharing operating system) system, you can assign the files various levels of permission, specifying who can access them, and what type of access they can have.

A program that displays information about someone on the Internet. When you are logged in, type finger followed by the e-mail address of the person you want to know more about and you will learn whether or not a person is logged on, what their actual name is, and when they last logged on.

Helps you draw a path

Refers to hardware or software that bridges the gap between two otherwise incompatible applications or networks so that data can be transferred among different computers.

An application that was developed at the University of Minnesota to help organize files on the Internet. Named after the school's football mascot, this is a subject-based, menu-driven guide to finding and retrieving directories of information on the Internet.

A list of links, compiled and maintained by your web browser, to interesting, useful or important URLs that you can click on to go directly to a website. Also called bookmarks or favorites in some browsers, are a standard feature of most web browsers.

Allows you to modify shapes.

A graphic divided into regions or "hotspots.", that when clicked, accesses a web page that is linked to a particular region.

A standard system for identifying the type of data contained in a file based on its extension.

A form of online etiquette -- an informal code of conduct that governs what is generally considered to be the acceptable way for users to interact with one another online

Allows you to stretch and mold paths.

An electronic discussion group consisting of collections of related postings (also called articles) on a particular topic that are posted to a news server which then distributes them to other participating servers.

A type of software program that is instructed to go out onto the Internet and perform a specific function on behalf of a user.

A software program developed by Adobe, Inc., is used to view files in PDF format. The software displays documents with the same layout and design as the original.

Controls that promise to make the web-surfing experience comparable to that of highly produced CD-ROMS, where you can listen to music, watch animation and video clips, and interact with the program.

A method of transmitting data over traditional copper telephone lines at speeds higher than were previously possible.

To use a texture to fill in the background of an image.

A system that lets people read each other's messages and post new ones. The term is used to describe private systems run by individuals that often require membership.

Allows you to insert a new button.

A software program that performs repetitive functions, such as indexing information on the Internet.

Used in various online communications, such as e-mail messages or postings to newsgroups or BBSs. It is a communication that finishes the message.

Lets you gently blend colors.

Indicates the location of a particular file or directory by outlining the route or "path" from the host name (if the file resides on a remote server) through the directory structure to the desired file name or directory name.

Refers to the process by which programming data input is broken into smaller, more distinct chunks of information that can be more easily be interpreted and acted upon.

Occurs when a user (or programmer) has put words in an order that a program does not understand.

A file sent to a web browser by a web server that is used to record one's activities on a website. For instance, when you buy items from a site and place them in a so-called virtual shopping cart, that information is stored in the cookie.

A system that your computer uses to organize files on the basis of specific information.

When working with a computer display system that supports 8-bit color (or less), the video card can display only 256 different colors at one time. Dithering is a technique to simulate the display of colors that are not in the current color palette of a particular image.

Resides on the bottom of your document and show all the properties contained in your document.

An FTP Server that provides copies of the same files as another server. This site provides an alternate way to access the same files when an FTP site is so popular that the volume of users accessing it keeps others from getting through.

Refers to the simultaneous use of more than one type of media such as text with sound, moving or still images with music, and so on.

Shapes that already exist but they are vector objects that contain information about how the user can interact with them on the screen.

Allows users to find their way around a website or multimedia presentation. They can be hypertext links; clickable images or icons; or image maps.

Is the process by which a web client requests specific information from a web server, based on a character string that is passed along. Typcially takes the form of a database search for a particular keyword or phrase.

Is a color model commonly used to display color in video systems, film recorders, and computer monitors. Is the most common color mode for viewing and working with digital images on a screen.

Allows you to adjust bitmap color and tone, and add effects to the image.

A piece of hardware or software that connects two or more networks. Functions as a sorter and interpreter as it looks at addresses and passes bits of information to their proper destinations..

This tool enables you to push and pull on various objects to change their curvature.

A graphic facsimile that you can use in chat rooms.

A small software application, typically in the Java programming language.

An addition to an HTML tag that extends or qualifies its meaning.

A software program that lets you subscribe to newsgroups, as well as read and post messages to them.

Copies part of an image and then recreates that image in another part of the document.

Allow users to find their way around a website or multimedia presentation. They can be hypertext links; clickable images or icons; or image maps.

Refers to the process by which programming data input is broken into smaller, more distinct chunks of information that can be more easily be interpreted and acted upon.