Web Design Glossary
Database
A database is one or more large structured sets of persistent data, usually associated with software to update and query the data.
Data Driven Website
Data driven website is one that acts as an interface to a database, retrieving specific data for presentation to a specific user, and allowing for data entry into the database.
Domain Name
A domain name (also called a Web address) is the unique name that identifies an Internet site. It is used as an address for your Web site and
is a unique identifier of you or your company. An example would be "yoursite.com".
To own a domain name, you need to register it on the Internet. This paid service is offered by several websites, who register your domain name.
When you register a domain name, you are inserting an entry into a database of all the domain names. Once you register your domain name, you can
point that domain name to your Hosting account.
Content Management System (CMS)
A content management system is a system used to manage the content of a Web site. The CMS allows a content manager, who may not know HTML, to manage the creation, modification,
and removal of content from a Web site without needing the expertise of a Webmaster. The CMS compiles that information to update the Web site. The features of a CMS system vary,
but most include Web-based publishing, format management, revision control, indexing, search, and retrieval.
Framework
A framework is a defined support structure in which another software project can be organized and developed.
Our framework provides three distinct advantages:
- Less Development Cost
- Faster Product Delivary
- Higher Reliability
Hosting, also Server or Web Server
Hosting is used to refer to the housing of a web site, email or a domain. A computer
with an assigned an IP address, directly connected to the Internet. We offer
hosting services to our clients.
Website Optimization
Website Optimization also known as Search Engine Optimization (SEO) refers to optimizing a website to rank well in the search engines.
Flash/Silverlight applications.
They are different implementations of Rich Internet applications (RIAs) which in turn are web applications that have the features and functionality of
traditional desktop applications. RIAs' user interfaces are usually high performing, interactive, and intuitive, and as such
deliver rich user experiences.
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