Glossary

After finding and reviewing the word that sent you here, you can return to the referring link by one of two methods.

• If a link brought you here click on the Back Button that typically appears at the top left of the page.
• If this is a popup page you can return by closing this popup by clicking on the "X" that appears on the top right of this window.

Anchor
An anchor is HTML element that allows you to name a referance of a place in a document. When looked at in HTML it looks like <A> Any Word </A>

Domain Name System (DNS)
The Domain Name System is the system by which all Internet service addresses are created, maintained, and used.

Under the Domain Name System, an Internet address has four elements; a server prefix, a domain name, a domain suffix (or extension), and a country code (the only optional element).

The Domain Name System, or DNS, was implemented by ARPAnet in 1984, and is managed by InterNIC (the Internet Network Information Center), based in Virginia. InterNIC, in turn, is operated by ICANN, the non-profit corporation that oversees the Domain Name System.

The DNS makes the Internet more user-friendly, because it uses names and plain English to identify server computers, individual files, and e-mail addresses.

Also Known As: DNS

Linking
Linking is the way that one page can reference another page. Its done by using the anchor element within HTML.

Status Bar
The status bar is the gray area that appears at the bottom of most popular browsers. It indicates the current status of a browser (i.e. Downloading image..., Finding Site..., Done). If you don't see this at the bottom of your browser window, use the browser menu to optionally make it appear. In Internet Explorer click on the VIEW menu and insure that the checkmark appears to the left of the menu item Status Bar

Subdomain
A subdomain is a seperately addressable virtual directory