(Shelly Cashman Series) Gary B. Shelly, H. Albert Napier, Ollie N. Rivers-Web design_ introductory concepts and techniques -Cengage Learning (2008)
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F<br />
favorite: A saved link to a <strong>Web</strong><br />
page. 4<br />
file extension: A period (.) <strong>and</strong> a file<br />
format identifier that is added to<br />
a file’s name when the file is saved<br />
electronically. 142<br />
file formats for images, 142–146,<br />
APP 6<br />
file size <strong>and</strong> streaming video, 170<br />
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 188<br />
files<br />
organizing <strong>Web</strong> site, 87–88, APP 4<br />
uploading <strong>Web</strong> site, 188–190<br />
fixed-width table: An HTML table<br />
whose width is stated in pixels. 112<br />
fixed wireless: Internet connectivity<br />
using satellite technology instead<br />
of telephone lines. 14<br />
Flash animation: Movies with audio<br />
<strong>and</strong> video created using Flash<br />
software. 84, 162–163<br />
Flash movie ad: A multimedia<br />
online advertisement created as a<br />
Flash movie. 198<br />
flatbed scanner: A scanner on<br />
which the image to be scanned<br />
is placed face down on a<br />
glass surface, <strong>and</strong> a scanning<br />
mechanism passes under it. 140<br />
float property: An HTML table<br />
property that sets the left or right<br />
position of an element positioned<br />
outside the table. 111<br />
floating ad: An online advertisement<br />
that seems to float across the<br />
screen for a few seconds. 198<br />
flowchart: An arrangement of shapes<br />
<strong>and</strong> lines that can be used to depict<br />
a <strong>Web</strong> site’s structure. 89<br />
for <strong>Web</strong> site, 92<br />
focal point: A dominating segment<br />
of a <strong>Web</strong> page. 46–47<br />
focus: The center of interest or<br />
activity on a <strong>Web</strong> page. 46–47<br />
folders, uploading <strong>Web</strong> site, 188–190<br />
font: A specific combination of<br />
typeface, style, <strong>and</strong> size. 132–136,<br />
APP 6<br />
Forbes’ <strong>Web</strong> site awards, 199<br />
form, <strong>Web</strong>-based, 43<br />
fps (frames-per-second), 160<br />
Fractional T-1 line: A less expensive<br />
albeit slower connection T-carrier<br />
line option for home owners <strong>and</strong><br />
small businesses. 13<br />
frame-by-frame animation:<br />
Changing an image in an animation<br />
frame manually; for example, by<br />
erasing a portion or increasing the<br />
size of the image. 162<br />
frame rate: The number of video<br />
frames displayed per second. 171<br />
frames: A device for dividing the<br />
screen into multiple areas, with<br />
each area containing a separate<br />
<strong>Web</strong> page. 122<br />
animation, 161<br />
frames-per-second (fps): The time<br />
interval over which animation<br />
frames are played. 160<br />
frameset: The master page in<br />
which multiple frames (pages) are<br />
displayed. 122<br />
FTP client: A software program<br />
that provides a user interface for<br />
transferring files using the FTP<br />
protocol. 188–189<br />
ftp comm<strong>and</strong>, 190<br />
FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 188<br />
G<br />
gadgets: Small code objects that<br />
provide dynamic <strong>Web</strong> content. 8,<br />
165–166, APP 7<br />
general consumer portal: A<br />
<strong>Web</strong> site that offers a variety of<br />
features, including search services,<br />
e-mail, chat rooms, news, <strong>and</strong> so<br />
forth. 23–24<br />
GIF. See Graphics Interchange<br />
Format<br />
GIF, animated, 84, 160–161<br />
GIF Construction Set<br />
Professional: Software used to<br />
create animated GIF images. 160<br />
goals: Results a <strong>Web</strong> site should<br />
accomplish within a specified time<br />
frame. 70<br />
<strong>Web</strong> site, 71, APP 3<br />
Google Gadgets, 166<br />
Google’s DoubleClick Performics,<br />
194–195<br />
graphical display browsers: <strong>Web</strong><br />
browsers that display images as<br />
well as text. 55<br />
graphics, vector. See vector graphics<br />
Graphics Interchange Format<br />
(GIF): The original graphics<br />
format used on the <strong>Web</strong>; contains<br />
a compression algorithm that<br />
reduces file size; GIF images are<br />
8-bit color images <strong>and</strong> are saved<br />
with a maximum of 256 colors.<br />
142, 143–144, 148, 160–161<br />
grid, layout, 109–110<br />
H<br />
h<strong>and</strong>held computer, 17–18<br />
heat maps: Charts created with<br />
various technologies in which data<br />
is represented by color. 101–102.<br />
See also eye tracking studies<br />
hexadecimal system: A base-16<br />
numbering system that uses the<br />
letters A–F <strong>and</strong> digits 0–9 to<br />
signify values. 53<br />
hidden links, APP 6<br />
hierarchical site structure: A<br />
<strong>Web</strong> site structure that organizes<br />
<strong>Web</strong> pages into categories <strong>and</strong><br />
subcategories by an increasing<br />
level of detail. 91<br />
high-speed dial-up access: An<br />
Internet access method that<br />
combines the user’s dial-up<br />
line with the service provider’s<br />
acceleration servers to increase<br />
Internet access speeds over<br />
regular dial-up access speeds. 12<br />
HispanoClick, 196<br />
home page: A <strong>Web</strong> site’s primary<br />
page. 2<br />
<strong>design</strong> tips summary, APP 4<br />
<strong>design</strong>ing, 75–76<br />
first impression, 100–101<br />
horizontal scrolling, 101<br />
hosted <strong>Web</strong> site search provider:<br />
An e-commerce company<br />
that provides <strong>Web</strong> site search<br />
capability for a site by building an<br />
index of a site’s pages <strong>and</strong> hosting<br />
the index on its own servers. 121
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