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The Art World and the World Wide Web

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DNS (Domain Name Service or Domain Name Servers)<br />

Computers that translate <strong>the</strong> domain name you type into your<br />

browser into <strong>the</strong> website server’s IP address. Every computer on <strong>the</strong><br />

Internet has a unique IP address, which is its location.<br />

Domain Name<br />

<strong>The</strong> address/URL of a website that corresponds to <strong>the</strong> unique<br />

IP address of a computer on <strong>the</strong> Internet, for example,<br />

www.exhibit-E.com or www.google.com.<br />

(e)nnouncement<br />

A custom mass email solution (with mailing list administration)<br />

produced by exhibit-E, allowing galleries to create email promotions<br />

designed to integrate with <strong>the</strong> gallery identity.<br />

Facebook<br />

A social networking service with over 800 million users.<br />

Flash<br />

A format that allows <strong>the</strong> addition of dynamic movement or animation<br />

to a website, offering <strong>the</strong> <strong>Web</strong> designer a broader array of design<br />

options.<br />

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)<br />

Method of uploading files to a server over <strong>the</strong> Internet.<br />

GIF<br />

A graphics format that is adept at displaying type <strong>and</strong> solid objects<br />

on a webpage.<br />

GB (Gigabytes)<br />

A storage measurement that consists of 1,000 megabytes.<br />

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