Design terms

HTML
HTML or HyperText Markup Language is the main language used to write web pages on the web. It consists of "tags", these "tags" tell the web browser how the web page should display text, images and other content.

JavaScript
JavaScript is a scripting language that can be used to add interactivity and functionality to a web page or application. JavaScript uses functions that can be embedded in an HTML file and is read by the web browser. JavaScript runs client-side meaning that it is run on the users computer.

PHP
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a server-side scripting language. PHP can be embedded in HTML to create more complex dynamic web pages. The PHP is run on the server and generates dynamic web pages.

Web Authoring Software
Web Authoring Software is a piece of software specifically designed for creating webpages. Most web authoring software is WISIWIG (what I see is what I get) that allows the user to create a webpage with little or no knowledge of HTML. Code is generated by the web authoring software and can be helpfull adding functionality to a web page.

Image Manipulation Software
Image Manipulation Software allows a user to manipulate images, reducing file size and optimizing image for use on a web application. The software can be used to create the smallest file size with the best detail. Layers, image size alteration, cropping, noise redustion and removal of unwated elements are some of the functions availbe in image editing software.

Static Web Page
A static web page is a web page that is wrote in HTML and displays the same information for every visitor.

Dynamic Web Page
A dynamic web page is a page that displays content customised for the visitor. The page may look the same as a static web page but the content changes for each visitor. The pages can be generated server-side or client-side.

Web 2.0
Web 2.0 refers to web pages with user created content. Pages such as FaceBook, YouTube, MySpace and social networking sites with an emphasis on human collaboration. The term Web 2.0 does not refer to a new technology but the new way people are using the internet. It allows user to create their own content alongside content provided by the website on the site platform.

Web Accessibility
Web Acessibility is the practice of making the information on a web page available to as many users as possible. The ease of which a user can naviagate the website and how easy text can be read are parts of accessibility. W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) have created a set of standards and guidelines for web accessibilty. The practice of making web pages accessible allows the information on the site to reach as many people as possible.