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Hacker
Hacker is a slang term for a technically sophisticated computer user who enjoys exploring computer systems and programs, sometimes to the point of obsession.
Hits
This term refers to the number of files that are downloaded from a web server. Keeping track of hits is a way of measuring traffic to a web site but it can be misleading. The number of hits a site receives is usually much greater than the number of actual visitors. That's because a web page can contain more than one file. For example, each graphic element is a separate file, so a page with nine graphics would count as ten hits - one for each graphic and one for the HTML file. In this scenario, a page may have 10,000 hits, but only 1,000 visits.
See also HTML
Home Page
Also referred to as a web page, the home page is the starting point of a Web presentation. It is a sort of table of contents for what is at the web site, offering direct links to the different parts of the site.
Host
A host is any computer directly connected to a network that acts as a repository for services (such as e-mail, Usenet newsgroups, FTP, or World Wide Web) available for other computers on the network.
See also Usenet; FTP
Host Name
Every computer that is directly connected to the Internet has a numerical identification, called an IP address, and a name, called a host name. Most people using the Internet don't need to know the host name of a computer in order to link to it. The Web URLs and e-mail addresses are all you really need to know.
See also IP Address; URL
Hotlist
A hotlist is a list of links, compiled and maintained by your web browser, to interesting, useful or important URLs that you can click on to go directly to a web site. Hotlists, called bookmarks or favourites in some browsers, are a standard feature of most web browsers.
See also URL
HTML
An acronym for Hypertext Mark-up Language, HTML is the computer language used to create hypertext documents. HTML uses a finite list of tags that describe the general structure of various kinds of documents linked together on the World Wide Web.
Http
An acronym for HyperText Transfer Protocol, http is the method used to transfer hypertext files across the Internet. On the World Wide Web, pages written in HTML use hypertext to link to other documents. When you click on hypertext, you jump to another web page, sound file, or graphic.
Hypertext transfer is simply the transfer of hypertext files from computer to computer. Hypertext transfer protocol is the set of standards used by computers to transfer hypertext files (web pages) over the Internet.
See also HTML; Hypertext
Hypertext
Hypertext usually refers to any text available on the World Wide Web that contains links to other documents. The use of hypertext is a way of presenting information in which text, sounds, images, and actions are linked together in a way that allows you to jump around between them in whatever order you choose.
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