Application software: programs that users
work with, such as word processors, desktop publishing, and
spreadsheets. Application software can be installed on your
machine using disks or CDs.
Browser: A program that accesses files from
the Internet and displays them on a computer screen.
HTTP: short for HyperText Transfer Protocol,
this is the method by which HTML documents are formatted and
transmitted across the Internet.
HTML: short for HyperText Markup Language,
HTML is the language that controls how Web pages are formatted
and displayed.
Operating system: the main software that
runs on a computer which provides interoperability of the
disk drives, processor, mouse, keyboard, printers, software
applications, and more. (see also systems software)
Systems software: the operating system of
your computer, such as Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh.
URL: short for Uniform Resource Locator,
the URL is the address for documents and resources on the
Web. It is often referred to as address in the top bar of
a Web browser. It consists of an access protocol, which is
by default HTTP, and the rest which is the domain name and
path to the resource on the Web server.
WebDAV: short for Web-based Distributed
Authoring and Versioning, WebDAV is a platform-independent
extension of HTTP that allows users to collaboratively manage
files on Web servers.
WebDrive: Software that allows for communication
to ODU web servers using the WedDAV protocol.
ODUEdit Pro: WYSIWYG software that allows for the editing
of Web pages directly through a Web browser.
Web site: a collection of Web pages which
usually includes a homepage and links to other associated
pages.
Web software: application software that
uses or interacts with the Internet. ODUEdit Pro is a Web
software, but on a more basic scale so are Web browsers such
as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape.
WYSIWYG: pronounced whiz-ee-wig, is short
for What You See Is What You Get. ODUEdit Pro is a WYSIWYG
editor, meaning that users are able to edit Web pages using
a graphical interface and are able to see information on the
monitor exactly as it will appear on the Web.
