The Basic Terms of a Web Page

For this entry I thought it would be helpful to look at some of the basic terms related to the elements of a Web Page's design.

HTML: Hyper-Text Markup Language the main language in which Web Pages is written, elements are written anchored between < > brackets

Example:
 <img src="title.extension" alt="description of file here" height="size in pixels" width=""size in pixels">
 -- The Code to display a image file, areas in quotation marks would be swapped out with respective information.

CSS: Cascading Style Sheets, Written with the elements usually placed inside { } brackets, CSS allows for the creation of styles and layout of how the Web Browser Software displays the HTML code. areas this covers include a page's color, font and position of elements onscreen

JavaScript: A dynamic language that allows for the creation of Web Page features pertaining to areas such as searching for information, password logins, the creation of Web Cookies and Auto updating features like time and date.  It can also be used to allow effects like zooming into an image when the user's input device hovers over the file.

Flash: Created by Macromedia and eventually purchased by Adobe, Flash has been the go to standard for the creation and deployment of interactive multimedia.  Apple actually did not include support for Flash in the operating system for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iOS devices, citing support for the use of HTML 5 Standards. Adobe discontinued support for Flash on the mobile platforms after version 11.1, instead wrapping the content in a deliver system called Adobe Air

Image Formats: JPEG, PNG and GIF: These are the three primary types of Image files used in most Websites, with JPEG meaning "Joint Photographic Experts Group", PNG standing for "Portable Network Graphics" and GIF (pronounced "jif" according to format creator Steve Wilhite) stands for "Graphics Interchange Format.  PNG and GIF files permit for transparent backgrounds when displayed and GIF files allow for small looping animation

Media Files MP3 Audio and MP4 Video: These formats permit for compressed Audio and Video files that can be incorporated into a Web Page for streaming content. As Adobe Flash becomes more out of favour with designers MP4 Video is becoming the current standard for uploaded video as it allows for the including of still images and subtitles in with the video,