Simple Web Development terms refresher

Simple Web Development terms refresher.

Simple Web Development terms you may have forgotten the meanings to.

Xhtml: Extensible Hypertext Markup Language, a language most websites are written in.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor a web based scripting language for dynamic web sites, mainly used on Unix/Linux servers.

ASP: Active Server Pages, a web based scripting language for dynamic web sites, mainly used on Windows servers.

CMS: Content Management Systems, An open source Content managed website with a fully featured administrator side to manage your site.

CSS: Cascading Style Sheet, an inline or extern style sheet used for the look and feel of a website.

HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, a networking protocol, the beginning of your URL address.

FTP: File Transfer Protocol, a method of connecting to your web server in order to upload or download information.

PX: Pixel, A unit of measurement, for measuring online web content such as text and images.

PT: Point, A unit of measurement, for measuring online web content such as text.

DNS: Domain Name System, phone book for the internet basically, taking the domain name of a site and pointing it to a server read IP address.

IP: Internet Protocol address, basically a number assigned to a domain name for internet routing.

MX: mail exchanger record, a mail record specified in your DNS settings.

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