ARPAnet –
ANSWER Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) network, a government network that evolved into the internet in 1982.
Back-end –
ANSWER A Web site is the code & functionality that resides on the Web S
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ARPAnet –
ANSWER Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) network, a government network that evolved into the internet in 1982.
Back-end –
ANSWER A Web site is the code & functionality that resides on the Web Server, & is invisible to end-users.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) –
ANSWER W3C technology for laying out & formatting HTML docs.
W3C –
ANSWER World Wide Web Consortium an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web.
Dad Visualization –
ANSWER Complex data depicted in a simple, graphic format.
Design Document –
ANSWER Compendium of design-centered documentation: goal statements, competitor analyses, customer interviews, functional specs, sketches, wireframes, mockups, etc.
Dynamic HTML (DHTML) –
ANSWER Set of technologies used to create interactive Web sites, typically HTML, JavaScript & CSS.
Flash –
ANSWER Proprietary technology for developing Web animations; sometimes used as a platform for entire sites. Requires a browser plug-in to view & run.
Flat UI Design –
ANSWER Minimalist approach to UI design that uses simple 2D visual elements, typography and colors.
Front-End –
ANSWER Web site is visible interface that end users interact with.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) –
ANSWER Basic language for structuring documents to display in Web browsers.
Media Query –
ANSWER CSS3 feature that enables content presentation to adapt to variable conditions such as screen size & resolution across a variety of devices. (smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop)
Parallax Scrolling –
ANSWER Computer-graphic technique in which background layers of an image scroll slower than the foreground layers.
User Interface (UI) Design –
ANSWER Planning & creation of a set of controls that enable a user to interact with a computer device.
White Space –
ANSWER Blank space used to separate objects in a design. Can be color, not just what. Also called empty, blank, or negative space.
Wireframes –
ANSWER Blueprint-like diagram of a user interface.
Web Site Designer –
ANSWER Like the right brain hemisphere: creative, imaginative, & intuitive.
Web Site Developer –
ANSWER Like the left-brain hemisphere: logical, linear & analytical.
"On Time & On Budget –
ANSWER Mantra of a project manager.
Web Site Style Guide –
ANSWER Co
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