MAIN
TOOLS INSIDE THE PAPER
1) LINK
Links is an
open source text and graphic web browser with
a pull-down menu system. It renders complex pages, has partial HTML 4.0
support (including tables and frames and support for multiple character sets
such as including UTF-8), supports color and monochrome terminals
and allows horizontal scrolling.
It is oriented
toward visual users who want to retain many typical elements of graphical user
interfaces (pop up windows, menus etc.) in a text-only environment. The focus
on intuitive usability makes it suitable as a web browser for low-end terminals
in libraries, Internet cafes etc.
URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_(web_browser)
2) HYPERLINK
... a hyperlink
is a reference or navigation element in a document to
another section of
the same document or to another document that may be on or part of a
(different) domain.
"An
electronic link providing direct access from one distinctively marked place in
a hypertext or hypermedia document to another in the same or a
different document".
Often abbreviated
to "link". Hypertext (meaning "more than just" text) is a
form of text typically published on websites that provides a richer
functionality than simple text documents by enabling the reader to explore
interesting links to other web pages linked to specific words or images within
the page. Typically the words or image will be relevant to the linked page, for
example Wikipedia
home page, but badly designed or malicious sites
may use obscure links or obfuscated links which make
it hard to work out where the link will take you. A site that uses a lot of
these obscure links is said to use "Mystery Meat
navigation".
URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink
3) HTML
ELEMENT
... an HTML
element indicates structure in an HTML document and a way of hierarchically
arranging content. More specifically, an HTML element is an SGML element that meets the requirements of
one or more of the HTML Document Type Definitions
(DTDs). These elements have properties: both attributes and content,
as specified (both allowable and required) according to the appropriate HTML
DTD (for example, the HTML 4.01 strict DTD). Elements may represent headings,
paragraphs, hypertext links, lists, embedded media, and a variety of other
structures.
Syntactically
HTML elements are constructed with:
·
a start tag marking the beginning
of an element
·
any number of attributes (and
their associated values)
·
some amount of content (characters
and other elements)
·
an end tag (note: Empty elements
should not have an end tag. It is optional for some others.)
Many HTML
elements include attributes in their start tags, defining desired
behavior or indicating additional element properties. The end tag is optional
for many elements; in a minimal case, an empty element has no content
and requires no end tag. There are a few elements that are not part of any
official DTDs, yet are supported by some browsers and used by some web pages.
Such elements may be ignored or displayed improperly on browsers not supporting
them.
Informally, HTML
elements are sometimes referred to as "tags" (an example of synecdoche),
though many prefer the term tag strictly in reference to the semantic
structures delimiting the start and end of an element.
URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_element
4) URL
... a Uniform
Resource Locator (URL) is a type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that
specifies where an identified resource is available and the mechanism for
retrieving it. In popular usage and in many technical documents and verbal
discussions it is often, imprecisely and confusingly, used as a synonym for
uniform resource identifier. The confusion in usage stems from historically
different interpretations of the semantics of the terms involved. In popular
language a URL is also referred to as a Web address.
URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Url
5) HYPERTEXT
Hypertext most
often refers to text on a computer that will lead the
user to other, related information on demand. Hypertext represents a relatively
recent innovation to user interfaces, which overcomes some of the
limitations of written text. Rather than remaining static like traditional
text, hypertext makes possible a dynamic organization of information through
links and connections (called hyperlinks). Hypertext can
be designed to perform various tasks; for instance when a user
"clicks" on it or "hovers" over it, a bubble with a word
definition may appear, a web page on a related subject may load, a video clip
may run, or an application may open.
URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext
6) COPYRIGHT
Copyright is a
form of intellectual property which gives the creator of an
original work exclusive rights
for a certain time period in relation to that
work, including its publication, distribution and adaptation; after which time
the work is said to enter the public domain. Copyright applies to any expressible form of
an idea or information that is substantive and discrete. Some jurisdictions
also recognise "moral rights" of the creator of a work, such as the
right to be credited for the work.
URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
7) INTERACTIVITY
... Interactive
refers to software which
accepts and responds to input from humans—for example, data or commands.
Interactive software includes most popular programs, such as word
processors or spreadsheet applications. By
comparison, noninteractive programs operate without human contact; examples of
these include compilers and batch
processing applications. If the response is complex
enough it is said that the system is conducting social interaction and some
systems try to achieve this through the implementation of social
interfaces.
URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactivity
Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia
URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Academic year 2008/2009
© a.r.e.a./Dr.Vicente Forés López
© Rubén Moratalla Mayo
rumoma@alumni.uv.es
Universitat de Valčncia Press