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WP Chapter 4
Terms and Facts
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Computer Science
10th Grade
09/29/2008

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Term
Domain Name
Definition
A unique name that is used to locate your site.
Term
FTP
Definition
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
Term
SFTP
Definition
Secure File Transfer Protocol
Term
URL
Definition
Uniform Resource Locators
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Absolute Path
Definition
tells the server how to get from the root folder to a particular page or file.
Term
Protocol
Definition
an agreed-upon method for transferring hypertext documents around the web.
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HTTP
Definition
this is the first part of the URL and tells you the protocol that needs to be used to retrieve the resource
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Directory
Definition
When talking about web servers, or FTP, directory=folder.
The main directory or folder is called the parent directory or root directory or root folder.
Term
ICANN
Definition
Centralized authority to make sure that only one person at a time uses a domain name.
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Root Folder
Definition
The head folder; parent folder.
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file protocol
Definition
used when the browser is reading files right off your computer.
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;8000
Definition
an optional port that you can put in an HTTP url. usually on test servers.
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relative path
Definition
used to link to pages within the same Web site
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